Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Kangxi Strokes: 24 Page 666, Entry 08 Guangyun: Pronounced ling. Zilei: A state of slight heat. Zhengzitong: A popular variant of the character ling. The ancient form of ling is ling. Tangyun, Jiyun, Yunhui: Pronounced ling. Yupian: Divine spirit. Dai Dai Liji (Record of Rites by Dai De): The vital energy of yang is called shen (spirit), and the vital energy of yin is called ling. Book of Documents (Shushu), Tai Shi chapter: Only man is the spirit of all things. Commentary: Ling means shen (spirit). Book of Odes (Shijing), Da Ya chapter: By this, his divine power is manifested. Da Ya, Ling Tai Commentary: That which is refined and discerning among spirits is called ling. Book of Odes (Shijing), Yong Feng chapter: The favorable rain has already fallen. Zheng Jian Commentary: Ling means good. Guangyun: Good fortune. Guangyun: Refers to a shaman (wu). Chu Ci, Nine Songs: Thinking of that virtuous and beautiful shaman. Lingfen: An ancient person skilled in divination. Qu Yuan, Li Sao: Wishing to follow the auspicious divination of Lingfen. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Earth Office, Drummer: Use the ling drum to strike and perform sacrifices to the earth spirits. Note: The ling drum is a type of six-faced drum. Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong chapter: Carts made of clay and figures made of straw. Note: Chu ling refers to human figures bundled from straw. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Ninth Year of Duke Ding: Carrying the congling. Note: Congling is the name of a type of baggage cart. Chu Ci, Tian Wen: Where does the sun hide? Note: Yao ling refers to the sun. Yang Xiong, Yu Lie Fu: Hunting upward at the suspended phenomena of the three ling of the sun, moon, and stars. Note: Ru Chun says: The three ling refer to the auspicious manifestations of the heavenly phenomena of the sun, moon, and stars. Guangyun: Favor or affection. Book of Rites (Liji), Liyun chapter: What are the four ling? They are the qilin, the phoenix, the tortoise, and the dragon. Erya, Explanation of Fish: The second type is the ling tortoise. Note: This is the modern hawksbill turtle. It is also called lingxi and is capable of making sounds. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biographies of Turtle Divination: Below there is fuling (Poria cocos), and above there is dodder (Tusun). Shi Fa (Canon of Posthumous Titles): A state that experiences turmoil without losing its strength is called ling; achieving fame without diligence is called ling; having one's ambitions realized after death is called ling; manifesting supernatural abilities after death is called ling; fondness for sacrificing to spirits and ghosts is called ling; being extremely well-versed in matters of ghosts and spirits is called ling. Name of a prefecture. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biographies of the Xiongnu: Dingling. Note: Weilue states: Dingling is located north of Kangju. Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biographies of the Western Qiang: Attacking Lingchang in Ling Prefecture. Yunhui: Emperor Wu of Wei established Ling Prefecture, taking the name from Lingwu County. A surname. Guangyun: Fengsu Tong says: It is a descendant of Duke Ling of Qi. Others say it is a descendant of Gongzi Lingyu Gui of the State of Song. Also, in rhyming verse, it is pronounced lian. Daozang Ge (Songs of the Taoist Canon): The changes in the darkness have their own fixed numbers, and my true nature follows the natural order. Wonderful music emerges from the void, and the pentatonic tones crystallize into an immortal spirit. Shuowen Jiezi: Originally written as [Character].