灵 líng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 彐 — snout
- Made of
- 彐 snout 火 fire, flame
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
灵感
línggǎn
inspiration
Characters in this word
感 gǎn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 设计师的灵感来自废弃码头，而不是常见的城市地标。 Shèjìshī de línggǎn láizì fèiqì mǎtóu, ér bú shì chángjiàn de chéngshì dìbiāo. The designer's inspiration came from an abandoned pier rather than from familiar urban landmarks.
- 她在散步时突然来了灵感，马上拿出本子记下来。 Tā zài sànbù shí tūrán lái le línggǎn, mǎshàng náchū běnzi jì xiàlái. She was struck by inspiration while out for a walk and immediately took out a notebook to write it down.
- 写不出文章时，我就去公园走走，找找灵感。 Xiě bu chū wénzhāng shí, wǒ jiù qù gōngyuán zǒuzou, zhǎozhao línggǎn. When I can't write an article, I go for a walk in the park to look for inspiration.
Related words
- 心灵 xīnlíng heart, soul
- 机灵 jīling quick-witted; clever; sharp
- 灵 líng effective; clever; spirit
- 灵魂 línghún soul; spirit; essence
- 灵机一动 língjīyídòng to have a sudden inspiration; to hit upon an idea
- 灵敏 língmǐn sensitive; quick; responsive
- 灵巧 língqiǎo dexterous; skilful; ingenious
- 灵通 língtōng well-informed; effective in communication
- 失灵 shīlíng to stop working; to malfunction
- 心灵手巧 xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo clever and skilful with one's hands
- 感到 gǎndào to feel
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved