| 靈 | [ líng ] quick, alert, efficacious, effective, to come true, spirit, departed soul, coffin |
| 靈丘 | [ líng qiū ] Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi |
| 靈丘縣 | [ líng qiū xiàn ] Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi |
| 靈丹妙藥 | [ líng dān yaò ] effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems, panacea, elixir |
| 靈位 | [ líng weì ] memorial tablet |
| 靈便 | [ líng biàn ] quick, agile, nimble, easy to handle, handy |
| 靈光 | [ líng guāng ] divine light (around the Buddha), a halo, a miraculous column of light, (slang) jolly good! |
| 靈利 | [ líng lì ] clever, bright, quick-witted |
| 靈動 | [ líng dòng ] to be quick-witted |
| 靈台 | [ líng taí ] Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu |
| 靈台縣 | [ líng taí xiàn ] Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu |
| 靈命 | [ líng mìng ] the will of Heaven, the will of God |
| 靈堂 | [ líng táng ] mourning hall, funeral hall |
| 靈塔 | [ líng tǎ ] memorial pagoda |
| 靈壽 | [ líng shoù ] Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei |
| 靈壽縣 | [ líng shoù xiàn ] Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei |
| 靈妙 | [ líng ] wonderful, ingenious |
| 靈媒 | [ líng meí ] spirit medium |
| 靈寶 | [ líng baǒ ] Lingbao county level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[San1 men2 xia2], Henan |
| 靈寶市 | [ líng baǒ shì ] Lingbao county level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[San1 men2 xia2], Henan |
| 靈山 | [ líng shān ] Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 靈山縣 | [ líng shān xiàn ] Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 靈川 | [ líng chuān ] Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi |
| 靈川縣 | [ líng chuān xiàn ] Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi |
| 靈巧 | [ líng ] deft, nimble, ingenious |
| 靈床 | [ líng chuáng ] bier, bed kept as it was when the deceased was alive |
| 靈快 | [ líng ] agile, quick |
| 靈性 | [ líng xìng ] spiritual nature, spirituality, intelligence (esp. in animals) |
| 靈怪 | [ líng ] a goblin, a spirit |
| 靈恩 | [ líng ēn ] Charismatic Christianity |
| 靈恩派 | [ líng ēn paì ] Charismatic Movement |
| 靈感 | [ líng gǎn ] inspiration, insight, a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor |
| 靈感觸發圖 | [ líng gǎn chù fā tú ] mind map |
| 靈敏 | [ líng mǐn ] smart, clever, sensitive, keen, quick, sharp |
| 靈敏度 | [ líng mǐn dù ] (level of) sensitivity |
| 靈柩 | [ líng jiù ] coffin containing a corpse |
| 靈棺 | [ líng guān ] a bier, a catafalque (memorial platform), a coffin |
| 靈樞經 | [ líng shū jīng ] the Divine Pivot or Spiritual Pivot, ancient Chinese medical text |
| 靈機 | [ líng jī ] sudden inspiration, bright idea, clever trick |
| 靈機一動 | [ líng jī yī dòng ] a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration, to be struck by a brainwave |
| 靈武 | [ líng wǔ ] Lingwu county level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia |
| 靈武市 | [ líng wǔ shì ] Lingwu county level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia |
| 靈氣 | [ líng qì ] spiritual influence (of mountains etc), cleverness, ingeniousness |
| 靈氣療法 | [ líng qì fǎ ] Reiki (palm healing) |
| 靈泛 | [ líng fàn ] nimble, agile |
| 靈活 | [ líng huó ] flexible, nimble, agile |
| 靈活性 | [ líng huó xìng ] flexibility |
| 靈渠 | [ líng qú ] Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1] to the Pearl River 珠江[Zhu1 jiang1] |
| 靈牌 | [ líng paí ] spirit tablet, memorial tablet |
| 靈犀 | [ líng xī ] rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers, fig. mutual sensitivity, tacit exchange of romantic feelings, a meeting of minds |
| 靈犀一點通 | [ líng xī yī diǎn tōng ] mental rapport, likeness of mind, spiritual link |
| 靈犀相通 | [ líng xī xiāng tōng ] kindred spirits |
| 靈璧 | [ líng bì ] Lingbi county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4 zhou1], Anhui |
| 靈璧縣 | [ líng bì xiàn ] Lingbi county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4 zhou1], Anhui |
| 靈界 | [ líng jiè ] spiritual world |
| 靈異 | [ líng yì ] deity, monster, strange, mysterious, supernatural |
| 靈的世界 | [ líng de shì jiè ] spirit world |
| 靈石 | [ líng shí ] Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi |
| 靈石縣 | [ líng shí xiàn ] Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi |
| 靈符 | [ líng fú ] a Daoist talisman |
| 靈芝 | [ líng zhī ] lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) |
| 靈藥 | [ líng yaò ] legendary magic potion of immortals, panacea, fig. wonder solution to a problem |
| 靈語 | [ líng yǔ ] tongues (spiritual gift) |
| 靈谷寺 | [ líng gǔ sì ] Linggu temple (Nanjing) |
| 靈貓 | [ líng maō ] civet (arboreal cat), viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet) |
| 靈貓類 | [ líng maō leì ] a civet (arboreal cat), viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet) |
| 靈車 | [ líng chē ] hearse |
| 靈通 | [ líng tōng ] fast and abundant (news), clever, effective |
| 靈醒 | [ líng xǐng ] (of senses, mind etc) alert, keen, clear-minded |
| 靈長 | [ líng cháng ] long life and prosperity |
| 靈長 | [ líng zhǎng ] primate (monkey, hominid etc) |
| 靈長目 | [ líng zhǎng mù ] primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc) |
| 靈長類 | [ líng zhǎng leì ] primate (monkey, hominid etc) |
| 靈雀寺 | [ líng sì ] Nyitso Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 靈驗 | [ líng yàn ] efficacious, effective, (of a prediction) accurate, correct |
| 靈骨塔 | [ líng gǔ tǎ ] columbarium |
| 靈體 | [ líng tǐ ] soul |
| 靈魂 | [ líng hún ] soul, spirit |
| 靈魂人物 | [ líng hún rén wù ] key figure, the linchpin of sth |
| 靈魂出竅 | [ líng hún chū ] out-of-body experience |
| 靈魂深處 | [ líng hún shēn chù ] in the depth of one's soul |
| ⇒ 一個幽靈在歐洲遊蕩 | [ yī gè yoū líng zaì oū zhoū yoú dàng ] Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa., the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto" |
| ⇒ 一靈真性 | [ yī líng zhēn xìng ] soul, spirit |
| ⇒ 不靈 | [ bù líng ] not work, be ineffective |
| ⇒ 二斑百靈 | [ èr bān baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) |
| ⇒ 亞洲短趾百靈 | [ yà zhoū duǎn zhǐ baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis) |
| ⇒ 亡靈 | [ wáng líng ] departed spirit |
| ⇒ 人傑地靈 | [ rén jié dì líng ] illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son |
| ⇒ 信息靈通 | [ xìn xi líng tōng ] see 消息靈通|消息灵通[xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1] |
| ⇒ 冥頑不靈 | [ míng wán bù líng ] stupid, stubborn, pigheaded |
| ⇒ 利他靈 | [ lì tā líng ] Ritalin (brand name), methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD), also written 利他林[Li4 ta1 lin2] |
| ⇒ 古靈精怪 | [ gǔ líng jīng ] weird, bizarre |
| ⇒ 周轉不靈 | [ zhoū zhuǎn bù líng ] to have a cash flow problem |
| ⇒ 哈靈根 | [ hā líng gēn ] Harlingen, the Netherlands |
| ⇒ 哭靈 | [ kū líng ] to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead |
| ⇒ 四靈 | [ sì líng ] four divinities, four divine emperors, four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2], also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky |
| ⇒ 圖靈 | [ tú líng ] Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science |
| ⇒ 圖靈獎 | [ tú líng jiǎng ] Turing Award |
| ⇒ 在天之靈 | [ zaì tiān zhī líng ] soul and spirit of the deceased |
| ⇒ 大短趾百靈 | [ dà duǎn zhǐ baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) |
| ⇒ 失靈 | [ shī líng ] out of order (of machine), not working properly, a failing (of a system) |
| ⇒ 威靈 | [ weī líng ] authority, prestige, supernatural spirit |
| ⇒ 威靈頓 | [ weī líng dùn ] Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw), Wellington (name), Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851) |
| ⇒ 守靈 | [ shoǔ líng ] to keep watch beside a coffin |
| ⇒ 小精靈 | [ jīng líng ] elf |
| ⇒ 小靈通 | [ líng tōng ] Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart" |
| ⇒ 屬靈 | [ shǔ líng ] spiritual |
| ⇒ 山青水靈 | [ shān qīng shuǐ líng ] green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom), lush and lively scenery |
| ⇒ 幽靈 | [ yoū líng ] specter, apparition, ghost |
| ⇒ 廣靈 | [ guǎng líng ] Guangling county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi |
| ⇒ 廣靈縣 | [ guǎng líng xiàn ] Guangling county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi |
| ⇒ 心有靈犀一點通 | [ xīn yoǔ líng xī yī diǎn tōng ] hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one |
| ⇒ 心靈 | [ xīn líng ] bright, smart, quick-witted, heart, thoughts, spirit |
| ⇒ 心靈上 | [ xīn líng shàng ] spiritual |
| ⇒ 心靈感應 | [ xīn líng gǎn yìng ] telepathy |
| ⇒ 心靈手巧 | [ xīn líng shoǔ ] capable, clever, dexterous |
| ⇒ 惠靈頓 | [ huì líng dùn ] Wellington, capital of New Zealand |
| ⇒ 接收器靈敏度 | [ jiē shoū qì líng mǐn dù ] receiver sensitivity |
| ⇒ 服他靈 | [ fú tā líng ] voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller, also called 扶他林 |
| ⇒ 機靈 | [ jī ling ] clever, quick-witted |
| ⇒ 機靈鬼 | [ jī líng guǐ ] (jocularly) clever and quick-witted person |
| ⇒ 歌百靈 | [ gē baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) Australasian bush lark (Mirafra javanica) |
| ⇒ 水靈 | [ shuǐ líng ] (of fruit etc) fresh, (of a person etc) full of life, healthy-looking, (of eyes) moist and bright, lustrous |
| ⇒ 水靈靈 | [ shuǐ líng líng ] see 水靈|水灵[shui3 ling2] |
| ⇒ 水靈靈 | [ shuǐ líng líng ] see 水靈|水灵[shui3 ling2] |
| ⇒ 洗滌靈 | [ xǐ dí líng ] dishwashing liquid |
| ⇒ 活靈活現 | [ huó líng huó xiàn ] living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life, vivid and realistic |
| ⇒ 消息靈通 | [ xi líng tōng ] to be well-informed |
| ⇒ 消息靈通人士 | [ xi líng tōng rén shì ] well-informed source, person with inside information |
| ⇒ 漢靈帝 | [ hàn líng dì ] Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189 |
| ⇒ 激靈 | [ jī líng ] to quiver |
| ⇒ 生靈 | [ shēng líng ] (literary) the people, living thing, creature |
| ⇒ 生靈塗炭 | [ shēng líng tú tàn ] people are in a terrible situation (idiom) |
| ⇒ 白翅百靈 | [ baí chì baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera) |
| ⇒ 百靈 | [ baǐ líng ] lark, Eremophila alpestris |
| ⇒ 百靈鳥 | [ baǐ líng ] skylark |
| ⇒ 神靈 | [ shén líng ] god, spirit, demon, occult or supernatural entities in general |
| ⇒ 精靈 | [ jīng líng ] spirit, fairy, elf, sprite, genie |
| ⇒ 精靈寶鑽 | [ jīng líng baǒ zuàn ] treasure of spirits, Silmarillion or Quenta Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金 |
| ⇒ 精靈文 | [ jīng líng wén ] Elvish (language of elves) |
| ⇒ 細嘴短趾百靈 | [ xì zuǐ duǎn zhǐ baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris) |
| ⇒ 聖靈 | [ shèng líng ] Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit |
| ⇒ 聖靈降臨 | [ shèng líng jiàng lín ] Pentecost |
| ⇒ 舒喘靈 | [ shū chuǎn líng ] albuterol, kind of chemical used in treating asthma |
| ⇒ 英靈 | [ yīng líng ] spirit of a martyr, spirit of the brave departed, person of remarkable talent |
| ⇒ 草原百靈 | [ caǒ yuán baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra) |
| ⇒ 荼毒生靈 | [ tú dú shēng líng ] to torment the people (idiom) |
| ⇒ 萬應靈丹 | [ wàn yìng líng dān ] panacea |
| ⇒ 萬靈丹 | [ wàn líng dān ] panacea, cure-all |
| ⇒ 萬靈節 | [ wàn líng jié ] All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November) |
| ⇒ 蒙古百靈 | [ méng gǔ baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica) |
| ⇒ 藍精靈 | [ lán jīng líng ] the Smurfs |
| ⇒ 藍精靈 | [ lán jīng líng ] Smurf |
| ⇒ 藍色小精靈 | [ lán sè jīng líng ] the Smurfs, Smurf |
| ⇒ 角百靈 | [ baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) |
| ⇒ 謝靈運 | [ xiè líng yùn ] Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋 |
| ⇒ 輕靈 | [ qīng líng ] quick and skillful, agile |
| ⇒ 通靈 | [ tōng líng ] to communicate with the spirits, psychic, (ears) sensitive, (information) accurate |
| ⇒ 通靈板 | [ tōng líng bǎn ] Ouija board |
| ⇒ 邪靈 | [ xié líng ] evil spirits |
| ⇒ 都靈 | [ dū líng ] Torino, Turin (Italy) |
| ⇒ 鍾靈毓秀 | [ zhōng líng yù xiù ] (of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom) |
| ⇒ 長嘴百靈 | [ cháng zuǐ baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima) |
| ⇒ 閃靈 | [ shǎn líng ] The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel), ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band) |
| ⇒ 阿斯匹靈 | [ ā sī pí líng ] aspirin (loanword) (Tw) |
| ⇒ 阿靈頓國家公墓 | [ ā líng dùn guó jiā gōng mù ] Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA |
| ⇒ 除靈 | [ chú líng ] to expel spirits, (old) to end the period of mourning |
| ⇒ 顯靈 | [ xiǎn líng ] (of a supernatural or divine being) to appear, to make itself manifest |
| ⇒ 魂靈 | [ hún líng ] soul, mind, idea |
| ⇒ 鳳頭百靈 | [ fèng toú baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) crested lark (Galerida cristata) |
| ⇒ 黑百靈 | [ heī baǐ líng ] (bird species of China) black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis) |