灵感
Old HSK 6
灵感 (línggǎn) · inspiration
灵感 (línggǎn) means “inspiration”. It is written with 2 characters: 灵 (spirit) + 感 (feeling). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 灵感 is built
The characters
灵 líng · spirit
What 灵 is made of
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
感 gǎn · feeling
What 感 is made of
- 咸xián — all
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: Two hearts 心 beating together 咸 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
作家从生活中找到灵感。Zuòjiā cóng shēnghuó zhōng zhǎodào línggǎn.Writers find inspiration in everyday life.
我突然有了一个灵感。Wǒ tūrán yǒu le yí gè línggǎn.I suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
Questions about 灵感
What does 灵感 mean?
灵感 (línggǎn) means “inspiration”.
How do you pronounce 灵感?
灵感 is pronounced línggǎn.
Which HSK level is 灵感?
灵感 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 灵活línghuóflexible
- 机灵jīlingclever
- 灵魂línghúnsoul
- 灵敏língmǐnsensitive
- 心灵xīnlíngheart
- 感到gǎndàoto feel
- 感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
- 感觉gǎnjuéto feel
- 感谢gǎnxièto thank
- 感冒gǎnmàoto catch a cold
Learn 灵感 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 118: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.