魄
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(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)
Formation & memory
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Words with 魄
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 动人心魄 | (idiom) breathtaking; deeply affecting | |
| 动魄惊心 | see 驚心動魄|惊心动魄[jing1 xin1 dong4 po4] | |
| 惊心动魄 | (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking | |
| 失魂落魄 | (idiom) dazed; beside oneself | |
| 惊魂动魄 | see 驚心動魄|惊心动魄[jing1 xin1 dong4 po4] | |
| 魂飞魄散 | lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom); fig. to be frightened stiff; spooked out of… | |
| 三魂七魄 | three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carna… | |
| 动魄 | shocking; shattering | |
| 气魄 | spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude | |
| 体魄 | physique; build | |
| 魄力 | courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive | |
| 丧魂失魄 | (idiom) out of one's senses; shaken to the core; dazed | |
| 失魂丧魄 | see 喪魂失魄|丧魂失魄[sang4 hun2 shi1 po4] | |
| 丧魂落魄 | scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic | |
| 亡魂失魄 | see 喪魂失魄|丧魂失魄[sang4 hun2 shi1 po4] | |
| 落魄 | down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] | |
| 虎魄 | variant of 琥珀[hu3 po4] | |
| 丢魂落魄 | see 失魂落魄[shi1 hun2 luo4 po4] | |
| 丹魄 | amber | |
| 丽魄 | moon |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 白 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白 sound part | white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright | |
| 百 | one hundred; numerous, many | |
| 伯 | older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count | |
| 拍 | to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm | |
| 柏 | cypress, cedar | |
| 怕 | to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive | |
| 迫 | to compel, to force; pressing, urgent | |
| 泊 | to anchor; to moor | |
| 帛 | silk, fabric; wealth, property | |
| 舶 | large ship, ocean-going vessel | |
| 粕 | sediment, lees, dregs | |
| 铂 | platinum; thin sheet metal |