• 733rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 132 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. líng (ling2)quick • alert • efficacious • effective • spirit • departed soul • coffin

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

幽灵 (幽靈)
心灵 (心靈)
精灵 (精靈)
灵感 (靈感)
灵犀 (靈犀)
灵魂 (靈魂)

Uncommon

亡灵 (亡靈)
失灵 (失靈)
小精灵 (小精靈)
机灵 (機靈)
水灵 (水靈)
生灵 (生靈)
神灵 (神靈)
圣灵 (聖靈)
蓝精灵 (藍精靈)
轻灵 (輕靈)
灵光 (靈光)
灵动 (靈動)
灵巧 (靈巧)
灵性 (靈性)
灵敏 (靈敏)
灵机 (靈機)
灵机一动 (靈機一動)
灵气 (靈氣)
灵活 (靈活)
灵异 (靈異)
灵芝 (靈芝)
灵药 (靈藥)
灵验 (靈驗)

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  • 1217th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiǎo (qiao3)opportunely • coincidentally • as it happens • skillful • timely

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

巧克力 
技巧 

Uncommon

乖巧 
小巧 
巧合 
巧妙 
巧妇 (巧婦)
恰巧 
碰巧 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.