靈
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Translingual
Traditional | 靈 |
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Shinjitai | 霊 |
Simplified | 灵 |
Han character
靈 (Kangxi radical 173, 雨+16, 24 strokes, cangjie input 一月口口人 (MBRRO) or 一月口口一 (MBRRM), four-corner 10108, composition ⿱霝巫)
Derived characters
- 㦭 欞 爧 䄥 䡿 䚖 䰱 䴒 䖅 䉹 𤅷
References
- KangXi: page 1380, character 24
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42532
- Dae Jaweon: page 1889, character 34
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4082, character 12
- Unihan data for U+9748
- Unihan data for U+F9B3
Chinese
trad. | 靈 | |
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simp. | 灵 | |
alternative forms | 𫻝 𬰑 𫲚 𬋣 㚑 𫻝 𬰑 𫲚 𬋣 㚑 霊 霛 䨩 𠳄 𡀓 𢩙 𢩝 𤫊 𤴤 龗 𧈀 𧨈 𫕞 𩂊 𩂳 𩃏 𩆇 𩆈 𩄀 𩃗 𩃞 𩄇 𩅶 𢩙 𢩝 𢩗 𩆕 𩆜 𩆮 𩇎 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 靈 |
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
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Old Chinese | |
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靈 | *reːŋ |
霛 | *reːŋ |
麢 | *reːŋ |
霝 | *reːŋ |
醽 | *reːŋ |
櫺 | *reːŋ |
蘦 | *reːŋ |
孁 | *reːŋ |
龗 | *reːŋ |
酃 | *reːŋ |
爧 | *reːŋ |
欞 | *reːŋ |
Found as 𩆜 in Shuowen: Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *reːŋ) : phonetic 霝 (OC *reːŋ) + semantic 玉 (“jade”).
The semantic component 玉 (“jade”) may be replaced with 巫 (“witch”), as in the current form, or with 心 (“heart”) or 示 (“memorial tablet”) in the ancient bronze inscription forms.
Pronunciation
Definitions
靈
- god; deity
- soul; spirit
- coffin
- effective; efficacious
- 呢隻藥都幾靈。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- ne1 zek3 joek6 dou1 gei2 leng4. [Jyutping]
- This medicine is quite effective.
呢只药都几灵。 [Cantonese, simp.]
- keen; quick
- nimble
- (Shanghainese Wu) nice; suitable, apt
- 搿物事靈個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
- [ɡ̊əʔ¹² məʔ¹¹ z̥z̩²³ lɪɲ²² ɦəʔ⁴⁴] [IPA]
- This thing is nice.
搿物事灵个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
- a surname: Ling
Synonyms
- (coffin):
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- (effective): (archaic or Hokkien) 靈聖/灵圣 (língshèng), 靈驗/灵验 (língyàn)
- (keen):
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Compounds
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References
- “靈”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學/香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Shinjitai | 霊 |
Kyūjitai | 靈 |
Kanji
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 霊)
- Kyūjitai form of 霊: soul, spirit; ghost; mystery
Readings
- Go-on: りょう (ryō)←りやう (ryau, historical)
- Kan-on: れい (rei)
- Tō-on: りん (rin)
- Kun: すだま (sudama, 靈); たま (tama, 靈); ち (chi, 靈); み (mi, 靈)
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Hanja
Wikisource靈 (eumhun 신령 령 (sillyeong ryeong), South Korea 신령 영 (sillyeong yeong))
- Hanja form? of 령/영 (“spirit, soul, deity”).
Compounds
- 유령 (幽靈, yuryeong, “apparition, ghost”)
- 망령 (亡靈, mangnyeong, “spirit, soul”)
- 악령 (惡靈, angnyeong, “evil spirit”)
- 신령 (神靈, sillyeong, “god, deity”)
Vietnamese
Han character
靈: Hán Nôm readings: linh, lanh, lẻng, leng, lênh, liêng, lình
- spirit, soul