灵líng
spirit, soul; spiritual world. 7 strokes, radical 彐, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin língStrokes 7Radical 彐Band HSK 6Words 2
What 灵 is made of
彐 (jì, snout) and 火 (huǒ, fire).
火 carries the meaning — fire — and 彐 carries the sound.
How to write 灵
Strokes 1–3 write 彐, then strokes 4–7 write 火.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 灵
Words that use 灵
| 灵活 | nimble, flexible 指动作或做法不呆板 老师傅手法灵活，另换了一块新的。The old craftsman's hands were nimble. Lesson 615, 巧手换板 · 德润人心与经世致用 · Moral Governance & Civic Stewardship |
| 心灵 | hearts, inner self 指人的内心世界 交流让彼此心灵更近。Talking brought their hearts closer. Lesson 664, 协会开会 · 明法正理与清源溯本 · Jurisprudential Integrity & Deep Logic |
Characters that share the sound part 彐
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.