Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Step (chì) Character: Ling Kangxi Strokes: 8 Page 365, Entry 29 According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is pronounced ling. The sound is the same as the word for neck or collar. It refers to a path after it has rained. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced ling. The sound is the same as the word for spirit or divine. It is the same character as ling. Ling-ling describes the appearance of walking.