靈
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灵
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Phonosemantic compound. 巫 represents the meaning and 霝 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (靈)
Simplified (灵)
火 Simplified component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
Shorthand for the 巫 component in the traditional character 靈.
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Historical Evolution
灵
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
灵
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
灵
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
灵
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
灵
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
灵
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
灵
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
灵
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
灵
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
灵
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
灵
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
灵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
灵 / 靈 [líng]
quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
霊 たま
Tama given name
霊 たまざき
Tamazaki surname
霊 みたま
Mitama surname
霊 れい
Rei given name
CHINESE WORDS (166)
灵魂 [línghún] #1,200
soul
心灵 [xīnlíng] #2,919
bright
灵感 [línggǎn] #3,328
inspiration
精灵 [jīnglíng] #3,614
spirit
灵活 [línghuó] #8,488
flexible
幽灵 [yōulíng] #3,825
specter
灵通 [língtōng] #19,808
fast and abundant (news)
失灵 [shīlíng] #9,643
out of order (of machine)
神灵 [shénlíng] #8,355
god
灵敏 [língmǐn] #11,872
smart
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 神 [かみ] #682
god
⭐ 魂 [たましい] #1,520
soul
⭐ 幽霊 [ゆうれい] #3,531
ghost
⭐ 霊 [れい] #4,334
soul
精霊 [せいれい] #8,144
spirit
⭐ 亡霊 [ぼうれい] #9,505
departed spirit
悪霊 [あくりょう] #12,407
evil spirit
全身全霊 [ぜんしんぜんれい] #13,726
complete devotion
木霊 [こだま] #18,019
echo
死霊 [しりょう] #18,558
spirit of a dead person
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