灵
líng
Fire element 火
quick, bright and spiritual
Element
Fire 火
Radical
火
Strokes
7
Use
Leans feminine
In five-element thinking, Fire carries radiance, warmth, visibility. A name built on 灵 leans on that energy.
The image behind the character
灵雨既零
《诗经·鄘风·定之方中》
灵 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on, part of why it carries the feeling it does.
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