灵
líng HSK6

spirit

灵 (靈) líng
spirit noun
a spirit, departed soul, or supernatural being

他在祭坛前祈求祖先的灵保佑。

tā zài jì​tán qián qí​qiú zǔ​xiān de líng bǎo​yòu.

He prayed for the protection of his ancestors' spirits before the altar.

quick adjective
quick, alert, or responsive in mind or movement

他的耳朵很灵，一点小声音都能听到。

tā de ěr​duo hěn líng, yī​diǎn xiǎo shēng​yīn dōu néng tīng​dào.

He has very sharp ears and can hear even the smallest sound.

coffin place word
relating to a coffin or the remains of the deceased

家属们正在灵前守候，表达最后的哀思。

jiā​shǔ men zhèng​zài líng qián shǒu​hòu, biǎo​dá zuì​hòu de āi​sī.

The family is keeping watch before the shrine to express their final condolences.

effective adjective
efficacious, effective, or to come true as predicted

这种药对治疗头痛特别灵。

zhè zhǒng yào duì zhì​liáo tóu​tòng tè​bié líng.

This medicine is very effective for treating headaches.

supernatural noun
referring to things that are magical, mystical, or associated with supernatural power or divine influence, especially in the context of rituals or religious items.

他在门口贴了一张灵符。

tā zài mén​kǒu tiē le yī zhāng líng fú.

He pasted a magic charm on the door.

Cross-References

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Frequency
Character
Written text
734th most common 259.1 per million
Movie subtitles
716th most common 180.9 per million appears in 47% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
45.5 per million appears in 10% of films
Written text
54.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 6
Traditional
靈
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+7075

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)