Read Edit View history 灵 líng HSK6 spirit Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 靈. Phonosemantic compound. 巫 represents the meaning and 霝 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas líng ×ling × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 靈 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 霝 component in the traditional character 靈. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 灵 Simp strokes 灵 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 巫 component in the traditional character 靈. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 灵 Simp strokes 灵 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 灵 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 334, 721 ], [ 387, 716 ], [ 630, 761 ], [ 652, 760 ], [ 667, 752 ], [ 693, 724 ], [ 695, 711 ], [ 644, 555 ], [ 614, 536 ] ], [ [ 315, 603 ], [ 350, 595 ], [ 527, 622 ], [ 574, 616 ] ], [ [ 335, 470 ], [ 365, 465 ], [ 604, 505 ], [ 655, 505 ], [ 682, 497 ] ], [ [ 224, 400 ], [ 312, 332 ], [ 331, 294 ] ], [ [ 759, 459 ], [ 770, 417 ], [ 608, 325 ] ], [ [ 456, 421 ], [ 498, 379 ], [ 496, 345 ], [ 473, 242 ], [ 428, 153 ], [ 385, 104 ], [ 344, 73 ], [ 250, 29 ], [ 155, 3 ] ], [ [ 521, 280 ], [ 524, 258 ], [ 581, 191 ], [ 677, 90 ], [ 743, 33 ], [ 919, -3 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 665 524 Q 701 662 750 699 Q 769 720 753 741 Q 734 757 674 788 Q 653 798 627 788 Q 506 743 340 731 Q 322 730 324 720 Q 325 711 346 704 Q 373 691 411 702 Q 510 718 604 734 Q 629 738 638 729 Q 651 714 647 684 Q 628 599 606 531 C 597 502 657 495 665 524 Z", "M 320 613 Q 292 609 314 592 Q 326 582 340 574 Q 349 570 406 579 Q 490 594 565 602 Q 575 601 585 614 Q 586 626 563 636 Q 536 657 450 633 Q 446 633 442 631 Q 412 625 320 613 Z", "M 606 531 Q 458 495 337 482 Q 315 479 328 460 Q 335 450 347 446 Q 359 443 374 446 Q 470 468 678 486 Q 690 487 691 497 Q 691 504 665 524 C 645 540 635 538 606 531 Z", "M 243 356 Q 273 326 303 291 Q 316 278 332 276 Q 342 276 349 289 Q 355 304 348 334 Q 342 368 242 404 Q 226 408 220 407 Q 214 403 215 390 Q 218 380 243 356 Z", "M 727 427 Q 685 390 607 334 Q 598 328 602 319 Q 609 315 620 318 Q 743 369 801 384 Q 822 385 820 398 Q 819 417 802 442 Q 786 467 762 476 Q 746 479 742 458 Q 741 442 727 427 Z", "M 516 287 Q 523 314 530 345 Q 534 370 542 381 Q 549 388 543 401 Q 536 410 503 422 Q 466 441 448 434 Q 435 427 446 409 Q 479 342 441 238 Q 399 123 265 57 Q 222 36 159 12 Q 129 0 163 -4 Q 185 -5 230 7 Q 288 19 336 42 Q 382 61 419 99 Q 477 159 508 256 L 516 287 Z", "M 508 256 Q 596 132 706 1 Q 727 -21 761 -21 Q 879 -17 916 -11 Q 926 -8 928 -3 Q 929 3 913 11 Q 768 66 693 122 Q 609 192 516 287 C 495 308 491 280 508 256 Z" ] } 7 strokes 灵 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 334, 721 ], [ 387, 716 ], [ 630, 761 ], [ 652, 760 ], [ 667, 752 ], [ 693, 724 ], [ 695, 711 ], [ 644, 555 ], [ 614, 536 ] ], [ [ 315, 603 ], [ 350, 595 ], [ 527, 622 ], [ 574, 616 ] ], [ [ 335, 470 ], [ 365, 465 ], [ 604, 505 ], [ 655, 505 ], [ 682, 497 ] ], [ [ 224, 400 ], [ 312, 332 ], [ 331, 294 ] ], [ [ 759, 459 ], [ 770, 417 ], [ 608, 325 ] ], [ [ 456, 421 ], [ 498, 379 ], [ 496, 345 ], [ 473, 242 ], [ 428, 153 ], [ 385, 104 ], [ 344, 73 ], [ 250, 29 ], [ 155, 3 ] ], [ [ 521, 280 ], [ 524, 258 ], [ 581, 191 ], [ 677, 90 ], [ 743, 33 ], [ 919, -3 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 665 524 Q 701 662 750 699 Q 769 720 753 741 Q 734 757 674 788 Q 653 798 627 788 Q 506 743 340 731 Q 322 730 324 720 Q 325 711 346 704 Q 373 691 411 702 Q 510 718 604 734 Q 629 738 638 729 Q 651 714 647 684 Q 628 599 606 531 C 597 502 657 495 665 524 Z", "M 320 613 Q 292 609 314 592 Q 326 582 340 574 Q 349 570 406 579 Q 490 594 565 602 Q 575 601 585 614 Q 586 626 563 636 Q 536 657 450 633 Q 446 633 442 631 Q 412 625 320 613 Z", "M 606 531 Q 458 495 337 482 Q 315 479 328 460 Q 335 450 347 446 Q 359 443 374 446 Q 470 468 678 486 Q 690 487 691 497 Q 691 504 665 524 C 645 540 635 538 606 531 Z", "M 243 356 Q 273 326 303 291 Q 316 278 332 276 Q 342 276 349 289 Q 355 304 348 334 Q 342 368 242 404 Q 226 408 220 407 Q 214 403 215 390 Q 218 380 243 356 Z", "M 727 427 Q 685 390 607 334 Q 598 328 602 319 Q 609 315 620 318 Q 743 369 801 384 Q 822 385 820 398 Q 819 417 802 442 Q 786 467 762 476 Q 746 479 742 458 Q 741 442 727 427 Z", "M 516 287 Q 523 314 530 345 Q 534 370 542 381 Q 549 388 543 401 Q 536 410 503 422 Q 466 441 448 434 Q 435 427 446 409 Q 479 342 441 238 Q 399 123 265 57 Q 222 36 159 12 Q 129 0 163 -4 Q 185 -5 230 7 Q 288 19 336 42 Q 382 61 419 99 Q 477 159 508 256 L 516 287 Z", "M 508 256 Q 596 132 706 1 Q 727 -21 761 -21 Q 879 -17 916 -11 Q 926 -8 928 -3 Q 929 3 913 11 Q 768 66 693 122 Q 609 192 516 287 C 495 308 491 280 508 256 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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