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伶
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actor

HSK 10 N1
Human →Relations
ling
レイ、リョウ
わざおぎ
령
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.
Components
亻 person (side)+ 令 orders =
伶 actor
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
令 Phonetic component
lìng orders
command, order
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
伶
Regular
Modern
Chinese
伶 [líng]
clever; (old) actor; actress
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
伶 さとみ
Satomi female given name
伶 りょう
Ryō female given name
伶 りよう
Riyou female given name
伶 れい
Rei female given name
CHINESE WORDS (22)
伶俐 [líng​lì] #22,013
clever
聪明伶俐 [cōng​ming​líng​lì] #28,745
clever and quick-witted
聪明伶俐 [cōng​ming​líng​lì] #28,745
clever and quick-witted
伶牙俐齿 [líng​yá​lì​chǐ] #38,003
clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
伶牙俐齿 [líng​yá​lì​chǐ] #38,003
clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
孤苦伶仃 [gū​kǔ​líng​dīng] #35,116
solitary and impoverished (idiom)
伶仃 [líng​dīng] #67,162
alone and helpless
名伶 [míng​líng] #50,241
famous actor or actress (Chinese opera)
伶人 [líng​rén] #54,460
actor
优伶 [yōu​líng] #58,703
(old) performing artist
12 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
怜悧 [れいり] #23,237
clever
伶人 [れいじん] #92,075
court musician
伶人草 [レイジンソウ]
Aconitum loczyanum (monkshood species)
伶官 [れいかん]
court musician