伶

Information about character(s)

Radical: 人
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 7

Pronunciation

Pinyin: líng
Cantonese: ling4
JapaneseKun: WAZAOGI
JapaneseOn: REI RYOU
Korean: LYENG
Vietnamese: rành

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: lonely, solitary; actor

CE-Dict: clever

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.an old name for an actor or actress

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《人部》伶弄也。从人令聲。益州有建伶縣。

康熙字典文字版 【子集中】【人字部】伶
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤郞丁切，音零。獨也。　又弄也。伶人，弄臣也。　又伶人，樂工也。伶倫，古樂師，世掌樂官，故號樂官爲伶官。　又【唐樂府序】伯牙作水伶操。　又使也。厮役謂之使伶。　又健伶，縣名，屬益州郡。　又伶俐，黠慧也。　又伶仃，與彾㣔同。伶俜，與竛𥪁同。　又【集韻】郞定切，音笭。又力正切，音令。義𠀤同。

CF-Dict: acteur/comédien

Han-De-Dict: klug, geschickt (u.E.)