• 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

also appears in:

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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  • 1434th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 33 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǐn (min3)quick • nimble • agile • clever • smart

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mǐn (min3)The component is pronounced as 'měi' (mei3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for mǐn (min3)The component is pronounced as '' (mu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

敏感 
过敏 (過敏)

Uncommon

敏捷 
敏锐 (敏銳)
机敏 (機敏)
过敏性 (過敏性)
灵敏 (靈敏)

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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.