hún

soul

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
鬼 meaning component

  Meaning component

guǐ

  

ghost

云 sound component

  Sound component

yún

  

clouds

Evolution

魂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
魂 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
魂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

hún

soul, spirit; soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body

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hún

old variant of [hún]

Most common words with 魂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

灵魂

soul

soul

鬼魂

ghost

销魂

ecstasy

惊魂

frightened