灵 (líng)
quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed s
- HSK 3.1 level 7
- 7 strokes
Etymology
Simplified form of 靈. Phonosemantic compound. 巫 represents the meaning and 霝 represents the sound.
Components
- 彐 (simplified) — Shorthand for the 霝 component in the traditional character 靈.
- 火 (simplified) — Shorthand for the 巫 component in the traditional character 靈.