百灵 (bǎi líng) — lark | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lark

Measure word · 只

百灵。
Nà zhī bǎi líng fēi dé hěn gāo.
That lark flies very high.
百灵。
bǎi líng Shì yì zhǒng hěn huì chàng gē de niǎo.
The lark is a bird that sings well.
，百灵。
Chūn tiān lái le, bǎi líng zài tiān shàng fēi.
Spring has come, the lark is flying in the sky.

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

The characters 百 and 灵 carry no meaning of their own here; together they name the lark.

Sound-only characters

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

一白百

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 靈; 灵 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

霝

霝líng靈líng

Same sound today

This note describes the traditional form 靈, not the simplified 灵: 霝 gives the sound, and 玉 (jade) is the meaning part.

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