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Chinese symbol for “tongues”

灵语
líng yǔ
Traditional: 靈語
tongues (spiritual gift)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tongues is 灵语 (líng yǔ), defined as: tongues (spiritual gift).

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

灵 líng
spirit, soul; spiritual world
radical 86 ⽕ · 7 strokes
语 yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 灵语.

WordPinyinMeaning
灵魂 (靈魂)líng húnsoul; spirit
心灵 (心靈)xīn língbright; smart
灵活 (靈活)líng huóflexible; nimble
精灵 (精靈)jīng língspirit; fairy
灵感 (靈感)líng gǎncreative inspiration
幽灵 (幽靈)yōu língspecter; apparition
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
语音 (語音)yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation

See also: Japanese symbol for “tongues”.

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.

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