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| 靈 U+9748 |  Seal script | 灵 Semantic variant Simplified character | 霛 Semantic variant | 靈 Alternate form | 𢩙 Semantic variant | 𧨈 Semantic variant | 𩄀 Semantic variant | 𩆮 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 雨+ 16 strokes = 24 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.195#24 Kangxi: p.1380#24 Cihai: p.1458r2c07 GSR: 836.i Hanyu: v6,p4082#12 |
| Composition: | Top: 霝, bottom: 巫. Compositionally related: 靈 . Component of: 𨟯 𨽲 𠠱 𢌔 𢺰 𤅷 𤣤 㦭 𡿡 𣌟 𤖦 棂 𤜙 爧 𤫩 𧟙 䄥 𤮹 𤿅 𥘃 [More] |
| Mandarin: | líng lìng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ |
| Cantonese: | leng4 ling4 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *leng |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·下平声·靑·灵》灵：神也，善也，巫也，宠也，福也，亦州名汉北郡富平县地赫连勃勃之果园也，后魏置灵州取灵武县名爲之又姓风俗通云齐灵公之后或云宋公子灵围龟之后晋有饿者灵辄。郎丁切。八十七。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·雨部·十六》灵：〔古文〕霛𩆮𧨈𩄀𢩙《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》𠀤郞丁切，音铃。《玉篇》神灵也。《大戴礼》阳之精气曰神，隂之精气曰灵。《书·泰誓》惟人万物之灵。《传》灵，神也。《诗·大雅》以赫厥灵。又《大雅·灵台传》神之精明者称灵。又《诗·墉风》灵雨旣零。《笺》灵，善也。又《广韵》福也。又《广韵》巫也。《楚辞·九歌》思灵保兮贤姱。又灵氛，古之善占者。《屈原·离骚》欲从灵氛之吉占兮。又《周礼·地官·鼓人》以灵鼓鼓社祭。《注》灵鼓，六面鼓也。又《礼·檀弓》涂车刍灵。《注》刍灵，束茅爲人。又《左传·定九年》载葱灵。《注》葱灵，輺车名。又《楚辞·天问》曜灵安臧。《注》曜灵，日也。又《扬雄·羽猎赋》上猎三灵之旒。《注》如淳曰：三灵，日月星垂象之应也。又《广韵》宠也。又《礼·礼运》何谓四灵，麟凤龟龙。《尔雅·释鱼》二曰灵龟。《注》卽今觜蠵龟。一名灵蠵，能鸣。《史记·龟厕传》下有伏灵，上有兔丝。又《諡法》乱而不损曰灵，不勤成名曰灵，死而志成曰灵，死见神能曰灵，好祭鬼怪曰灵，极知鬼神曰灵。又州名。《史记·匈奴传》丁灵。《注》魏略云：丁灵，在康居北。《后汉·西羌传》击零昌于灵州。《韵会》魏武置灵州，取灵武县名。又姓。《广韵》风俗通云：齐灵公之后。或云宋公子灵圉龟之后。又叶灵年切，音连。《道藏歌》冥化自有数，我眞法自然。妙曲发空洞，宫商结仙灵。《说文》本作𤫊。 |
| Fanqie: | 郎丁 (《广韵·下平声·靑·灵》) |
| Unihan definition: | spirit, soul; spiritual world |
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[Show proper names]Example usage
| 《论语·宪问》: | 子言卫灵公之无道也，康子曰：“夫如是，奚而不丧？” |
| The Master was speaking about the unprincipled course of the duke Ling of Wei, when Qi Kang said, "Since he is of such a character, how is it he does not lose his state?" | |
| 《孟子·公孙丑下》: | 孟子谓蚔鼃曰：“子之辞灵丘而请士师，似也，为其可以言也。” |
| Mencius said to Qi Wa, 'There seemed to be reason in your declining the governorship of Ling Qiu, and requesting to be appointed chief criminal judge, because the latter office would afford you the opportunity of speaking your views.' | |
| 《礼记·檀弓下》: | 涂车、刍灵，自古有之，明器之道也 |
| From of old there were the carriages of clay and the figures of straw, in accordance with the idea in these vessels in imagination. | |
| 《扬子法言·序》: | 圣人聪明渊懿，继天测灵，冠乎群伦，经诸范，撰《五百》。 |
| The sage, keenly intelligent and profoundly good, continues the work of Tian and fathoms the divine. Surpassing the common herd, he sets the standard. Thus, I have written "Five Hundred Years." | |
| 《墨子·亲士》: | 有五刀，此其错，错者必先靡，是以甘井近竭，招木近伐，灵龟近灼，神蛇近暴。 |
| Among the five swords the keenest will be first worn out. The sweet wells become sooner dry and the elegant trees are oftener felled. The tortoises that are more responsive are oftener burned and the snakes that show more magic power are more sacrificed. | |
| 《庄子·逍遥游》: | 楚之南有冥灵者，以五百岁为春，五百岁为秋。 |
| In the south of Chu there is the (tree) called Ming-ling, whose spring is 500 years, and its autumn the same. | |
| 《道德经》: | 神得一以灵。 |
| Spirits with powers by it supplied. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 生而神灵，弱而能言，幼而徇齐，长而敦敏，成而聪明。 |
| Born a genius he could speak when a baby, as a boy he was quick and smart, as a youth simple and earnest, and when grown up intelligent. | |
| 《荀子·非相》: | 昔者卫灵公有臣曰公孙吕，身长七尺，面长三尺，焉广三寸，鼻目耳具，而名动天下。 |
| 《说苑·君道》: | 陈灵公行僻而言失，泄冶曰：“陈其亡矣！” |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 灵公弑，赵盾不在。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 晋灵公之时，宋人杀昭公。 |
| 《大戴礼记·保傅》: | 武灵王五十而弑沙丘，任李兑也。 |
| 《白虎通德论·号》: | 故黄金弃于山，珠玉捐于渊，岩居穴处，衣皮毛，饮泉液，吮露英，虚无寥廓，与天地通灵也。 |
| 《新书·君道》: | 《诗》曰：“经始灵台，庶民攻之，不日成之，经始勿亟，庶民子来。” |
| 《新序·善谋》: | 楚灵王即位，欲为霸，五会诸侯，使椒举如晋求诸侯。 |
| 《中论·法象》: | 昔宋敏碎首于棊局，陈灵被祸于戏言，阎邴造逆于相诟，子公生弑于尝鼋，是故君子居身也谦，在敌也让，临下也庄，奉上也敬。 |
| 《孔子家语·贤君》: | 孔子对曰：“丘未之见也，抑有卫灵公乎？” |
| 《潜夫论·浮侈》: | 或取好土作丸卖之，于弹外不可以御寇，内不足以禁鼠，晋灵好之以增其恶，未尝闻志义之士喜操以游者也。 |
| 《论衡·吉验》: | 《传》言黄帝妊二十月而生，生而神灵，弱而能言。 |
| 《太玄经·中》: | 上九，巅灵，气形反。 |
| 《风俗通义·六国》: | 至武灵王，竟胡服骑射，辟地千里。 |
| 《孔丛子·嘉言》: | 既而见夫子，问曰：“昔周作灵台，亦戮人乎？” |
| 《新语·道基》: | 夫驴骡骆駞，犀象瑇瑁，琥珀珊瑚，翠羽珠玉，山生水藏，择地而居，洁清明朗，润泽而濡，磨而不磷，涅而不淄，天气所生，神灵所治，幽闲清净，与神浮沉，莫之效力为用，尽情为器。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 明星神、一曰灵星，其象在天，旧说曰：灵星、火星也，一曰龙星。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 帝谥：违拂不成曰隐，靖民则法曰黄，翼善传圣曰尧，仁圣盛明曰舜，残人多垒曰桀，残义损善曰纣，慈惠爱亲曰孝，爱民好与曰惠，圣善同文曰宣，声闻宣远曰昭，克定祸乱曰武，聪明睿智曰献，温柔圣善曰懿，布德执义曰穆，仁义说民曰元，安仁立政曰神，布纲治纪曰平，乱而不损曰灵，保民耆艾曰明，辟土有德曰襄，贞心大度曰匡，大虑慈民曰定，知过能改曰恭，不生其国曰声，一德不懈曰简，夙兴夜寐曰敬，清白自守曰贞，柔德好众曰靖，安乐治民曰康，小心畏忌曰僖，中身早折曰悼，慈仁和民曰顺，好勇致力曰庄，恭人短折曰哀，在国逢难曰愍，名实过爽曰缪，壅遏不通曰幽，暴虐无亲曰厉，致志大图曰景，辟土兼国曰桓，经纬天地曰文，执义扬善曰怀，短折不成曰殇，去礼远众曰炀，怠政外交曰携，治典不敷曰祈。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 而土无札伤，人无夭恶，物无疵厉，鬼无灵响焉。 |
| 《鶡冠子·近迭》: | 鶡冠子曰：“神灵威明与天合，勾萌动作与地俱，阴阳寒暑与时至。” |
| 《文子·道原》: | 夫无形者，物之太祖，无音者，类之太宗，真人者，通于灵府，与造化者为人，执玄德于心，而化驰如神 |
| 《文始真经·四符》: | 灵魂为贤，厉魂为愚。 |
| 《列仙传·马师皇》: | 灵虬报德，弥鳞衔辔。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 天知之，则神灵佑助，不复危怠。 |
| 《韩非子·二柄》: | 楚灵王好细腰，而国中多饿人。 |
| 《谏逐客书》: | 今陛下致昆山之玉，有随、和之宝，垂明月之珠，服太阿之剑，乘纤离之马，建翠凤之旗，树灵鼍之鼓。 |
| 《管子·桓公问》: | 武王有灵台之复，而贤者进也。 |
| 《六韬·立将》: | 乃命太史卜，斋三日，之太庙，钻灵龟，卜吉日，以授斧钺。 |
| 《司马法·天子之义》: | 偃伯灵台，答民之劳，示休也。 |
| 《周髀算经·序》: | 故能弥纶天地之道，有以见天地之𦣱，则浑天有灵宪之文，盖天有周髀之法，累代存之，官司是掌，所以钦若昊天，恭授民时。 |
| 《淮南子·主术训》: | 楚文王好服獬冠，楚国效之，赵武灵王贝带鵔鸃而朝，赵国化之。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·原乱》: | 晋师大败，秦获惠公以归，囚之于灵台。 |
| 《鬼谷子》: | 物之所造，天之所生，包宏无形，化气先天地而成，莫见其形，莫知其名，谓之神灵。 |
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