Chinese Character 灵 Meanings and components.

Form

灵

Meaning

灵 meaning^[3] in English

Quick.

Alert.

Efficacious.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 灵 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are pig snout (Kangxi … (彐) , and surname Huo (火)

Its radical^[1] is: 火 (huo3) which means: Surname Huo, .火huo3surname Huo

In cangjie it is written with SMF

How to write 灵

To write灵ling2quick you should write a combination of 彐ji4pig snout … , 火huo3surname Huo arranged in a 吕 shape:

彐 + 火 = 灵

灵 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 灵 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 灵, looks as follow:

灵

Pinyin:ling2 Shape:吕

Meaning^[3]: Quick . Alert . Efficacious . Effective . To Come True . Spirit . Departed Soul . Coffin

彐

Pinyin:ji4

Meaning^[3]: Pig Snout (Kangxi Radical 58)

火

Pinyin:huo3

Meaning^[3]: Surname Huo

Notes

[1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical
[2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter
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