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Chinese symbol for “psychic”

通灵
tōng líng
Traditional: 通靈
to communicate with the spirits; psychic; (ears) sensitive; (information) accurate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for psychic is 通灵 (tōng líng), defined as: to communicate with the spirits; psychic; (ears) sensitive; (information) accurate.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
灵 líng
spirit, soul; spiritual world
radical 86 ⽕ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 通灵.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
通常tōng chángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
灵魂 (靈魂)líng húnsoul; spirit
心灵 (心靈)xīn língbright; smart

See also: Japanese symbol for “psychic”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.