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Character Decomposition
灵=彐+火
Etymology
fire
Meanings
quick
alert
efficacious
effective
to come true
spirit
departed soul
coffin
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Words with 灵 764 total
Idioms with 灵 33 total Chain
living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life · vivid and realistic活灵活现huó líng huó xiàneffective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems · panacea · elixir灵丹妙药líng dān miào yàopanacea · miraculous cure · heal-all · catholicon灵丹圣药líng dān shèng yàoa bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration · to be struck by a brainwave灵机一动líng jī yī dòng
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