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灵 - líng

spirit, soul; spiritual world

spirit, soul; spiritual world

How to read 灵

Click 灵 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinlíng
Englishspirit, soul; spiritual world
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

灵丘 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 灵位. Please read 灵便 one more time.

Common words with this character

see 靈丘縣|灵丘县[Ling2 qiu1 Xian4]
memorial tablet
quick; agile; nimble
divine light; a halo; a miraculous column of light

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 灵 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 灵丘 and 灵位 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 灵.