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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

灵 [líng]
  1. 1. adjective [灵活] nimble
    灵敏
    agile
  2. 2. adjective [灵验] effective
  3. 3. noun [灵魂] soul
  4. 4. noun [神灵] deity
    精灵
    spirit
  5. 5. noun [灵柩] bier

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

灵 [líng]
  1. 1. adjective quick; clever; sharp
    他耳朵很灵。
    He has sharp ears. or His hearing is very good.
    他脑子很灵。
    His mind is very sharp.
  2. 2. adjective efficacious; effective
    这个药真灵。
    This medicine is very effective.
    我们试了一下，果然很灵。
    We tried it out and it really worked.
  3. 3. noun spirit; intelligence
    英灵
    spirit of the brave departed; spirit of a martyr
  4. 4. noun fairy; sprite; elf
  5. 5. noun (remains) of the deceased; bier
    灵前摆着花圈。
    Wreaths were laid in front of the coffin.
    长安街上，灵车缓缓。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

灵 [líng]
  1. 1. 名 指神或神仙
    神灵。
  2. 2. 名 灵魂；精神
    在天之灵
    英灵
    心灵。
  3. 3. 名 灵柩；跟死人有关的事物
    停灵
    守灵
    灵堂
    灵车
    灵位。
  4. 4. 形 灵验
    这种药治痢疾最灵
    他的办法不灵
    天气预报还挺灵。
  5. 5. 形 聪明；机敏
    脑瓜真灵
    心灵手巧
    机灵。
  6. 6. 形 灵活迅速；反应快捷
    信息特别灵
    失灵
    灵通。
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Examples

这本书介绍了很多灵异现象。
This book has introduced a lot of amazing, and odd phenomena.

Character Decomposition

彐
[jì]		 + 火
[huǒ]

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