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Radical:
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 17
Total Strokes: 19

Pronunciation

Pinyin: líng
Cantonese: ling4
JapaneseOn: REI RYOU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: the spirit of a being, which acts upon others spirit; divine; efficacious

CE-Dict: name of a district in Hunan

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.name of a lake in Hunan Province whose water is used to brew wine
2.name of a county in Hunan Province

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《邑部》酃 長沙縣。从邑霝聲。

康熙字典文字版 【酉集下】【邑字部】 酃
【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤郞丁切,音零。地名。【前漢·地理志】長沙國有酃縣,今屬衡州府。【後漢·郡國志】酃屬長沙郡。劉昭註引荆州記曰:有酃湖周迴三里,取湖水爲酒,酒極甘美。
考證:〔【後漢·郡國志】酃,地名。【荆州記】地有酃湖,周迴三里,取湖水爲酒,極其甘美,因以得名焉。〕 謹按後漢書無酃地名三字,亦無因以得名之語。今照原文改酃屬長沙郡。劉昭註引荆州記曰:有酃湖周迴三里,取湖水爲酒,酒極甘美。