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
灵魂
línghún
soul; spirit; essence
Characters in this word
魂 hún
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 鬼 — ghost
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果失去对普通人处境的关注，这项改革就会失去灵魂。 Rúguǒ shīqù duì pǔtōng rén chǔjìng de guānzhù, zhè xiàng gǎigé jiù huì shīqù línghún. If it loses its concern for the circumstances of ordinary people, this reform will lose its soul.
- 音乐是这部电影的灵魂，没有它就没有感情。 Yīnyuè shì zhè bù diànyǐng de línghún, méiyǒu tā jiù méiyǒu gǎnqíng. Music is the soul of this film; without it there would be no feeling.
- 她的歌声很有灵魂，听的人都被打动了。 Tā de gēshēng hěn yǒu línghún, tīng de rén dōu bèi dǎdòng le. Her singing has real soul, and everyone who listened was moved.
Related words
- 心灵 xīnlíng heart, soul
- 机灵 jīling quick-witted; clever; sharp
- 灵 líng effective; clever; spirit
- 灵感 línggǎn inspiration
- 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
- 深入人心 shēnrùrénxīn to be deeply rooted in people’s hearts; to win deep popular support
- 见利忘义 jiànlìwàngyì to forget morality at the sight of profit