魂
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soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 鬼 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 魂
- Common rank
- #1,306
- Unicode
- U+9B42
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Formation & memory
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Words with 魂
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灵魂人物 | key figure; the linchpin of sth | |
| 阴魂不散 | lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); fig. the influence still linger… | |
| 魂不附体 | lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits; beside oneself | |
| 灵魂深处 | in the depth of one's soul | |
| 三魂 | three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect | |
| 神魂 | mind; state of mind (often abnormal) | |
| 魂不守舍 | to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind | |
| 精魂 | spirit; soul | |
| 迷魂香 | a kind of sleeping gas or smoke used by thieves to incapacitate victims | |
| 失魂 | to panic | |
| 迷魂药 | magic potion; (fig.) bewitching words or actions; knockout drug; ecstasy; MDMA | |
| 神魂颠倒 | lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love; fascinat… | |
| 灵魂 | soul; spirit | |
| 魂灵 | soul; mind; idea | |
| 孤魂野鬼 | wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom); person who has no fa… | |
| 鬼魂 | ghost | |
| 阴魂 | ghost; spirit | |
| 消魂 | overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc); to feel transported | |
| 还魂纸 | recycled paper | |
| 迷魂汤 | potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous… |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 云 — compare how they read.