Tom has a good head on his shoulders.
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灵
Traditional: 靈
líng
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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líng · ling4 (Jyutping)
- quick
- alert
- efficacious
- effective
- to come true
- spirit
- departed soul
- coffin
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Character breakdown
灵
- Meaning
- spirit, soul; spiritual world
- Radical
- 彐
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿱彐火
- Cangjie
- SMF
- Four-corner
- 1780
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Example sentences
He's sharp-witted.
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