魂
hún
Pinyin

Definition

魂
 - 
hún
  1. soul
  2. spirit
  3. immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body
魂
 - 
hún
  1. old variant of 魂[hún]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

幽魂
yōu hún
  1. 1 ghost
  2. 2 spirit (of the dead)
灵魂
líng hún
  1. 1 soul
  2. 2 spirit
惊魂
jīng hún
  1. 1 in a panicked state
  2. 2 frightened
迷魂
mí hún
  1. 1 to bewitch
  2. 2 to enchant
  3. 3 to cast a spell over sb
销魂
xiāo hún
  1. 1 ecstasy
  2. 2 rapture
  3. 3 to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow
魂
hún
  1. 1 old variant of 魂[hún]
三魂
sān hún
  1. 1 three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect
丢魂
diū hún
  1. 1 to be distracted
亡魂
wáng hún
  1. 1 soul of the deceased
  2. 2 departed spirit
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
冤魂
yuān hún
  1. 1 ghost of one who died unjustly
  2. 2 departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances
失魂
shī hún
  1. 1 to panic
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
  1. 1 dazed
  2. 2 beside oneself (idiom)
孤魂
gū hún
  1. 1 lonely soul
消魂
xiāo hún
  1. 1 overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc)
  2. 2 to feel transported
神魂
shén hún
  1. 1 mind
  2. 2 state of mind (often abnormal)
神魂颠倒
shén hún diān dǎo
  1. 1 lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
  2. 2 fascinated
  3. 3 captivated
精魂
jīng hún
  1. 1 spirit
  2. 2 soul
迷魂汤
mí hún tāng
  1. 1 potion that makes the soul forget its previous life
  2. 2 (fig.) words or actions intended to attract sb's interest
迷魂阵
mí hún zhèn
  1. 1 stratagem to trap sb
  2. 2 to bewitch and trap

Idioms (9)

借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
  1. 1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
  1. 1 dazed
  2. 2 beside oneself (idiom)
神魂颠倒
shén hún diān dǎo
  1. 1 lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
  2. 2 fascinated
  3. 3 captivated
阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the influence still lingers on
  3. 3 the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
  1. 1 to be preoccupied (idiom)
  2. 2 to be inattentive
  3. 3 to be frightened out of one's mind
魂不附体
hún bù fù tǐ
  1. 1 lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits
  2. 2 beside oneself
魂飞魄散
hún fēi pò sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be frightened stiff
  3. 3 spooked out of one's mind
  4. 4 terror-stricken
黯然销魂
àn rán xiāo hún
  1. 1 overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting

Sample Sentences

如果学校已经变得和灵魂教育无关，只是个培训技术控的地方，那咱把孩子送学校“控”去了，那我宁愿让孩子当个食材控，也不想让她当个写套路作文控。
rúguǒ xuéxiào yǐjīng biànde hé línghún jiàoyù wúguān ，zhǐshì ge péixùn jìshù kòng de dìfang ，nà zán bǎ háizi sòng xuéxiào “kòng ”qù le ，nà wǒ nìngyuàn ràng háizi dāng ge shí cái kòng ，yě bùxiǎng ràng tā dāng ge xiě tàolù zuòwén kòng 。
If school is becoming unrelated to the education of the soul, but only a place for mastering technology, then our child would be mastered by technology instead. In that case, I would rather my child to master cuisine, than to master boring essays.
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教育就是一棵树摇动一棵树，一朵云推动一朵云，一个灵魂唤醒另一个灵魂
jiàoyù jiùshì yī kē shù yáodòng yī kē shù ，yī duǒ yún tuīdòng yī duǒ yún ，yīgē línghún huànxǐng lìng yīgē línghún
Education is a tree shaking another, a cloud pushing another, a soul waking another.
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应该是，对于一般年轻人而言，如果要找到适合的灵魂伴侣，在门当户对的异性中寻找，机会应该比较大。
yīnggāi shì ，duìyú yībān niánqīngrén éryán ，rúguǒ yào zhǎodào shìhé de línghún bànlǚ ，zài méndānghùduì de yìxìng zhōng xúnzhǎo ，jīhuì yīnggāi bǐjiào dà 。
I think so, for normal young people, if you want to find an appropriate life partner, you'll have more chances if you look for members of the opposite sex from the same socioeconomic bracket.
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整天就像丢了灵魂一般。
zhěngtiān jiù xiàng diū le línghún yībān 。
It is as if I had lost my soul the whole day.
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我啊，宁愿跳进湘水中，葬身在江鱼的肚子里，又怎能够让自己洁白的灵魂受到世俗尘埃的污染呢！
wǒ ā ，nìngyuàn tiào jìn xiāngshuǐ zhōng ，zàngshēn zài jiāng yú de dùzi lǐ ，yòu zěn nénggòu ràng zìjǐ jiébái de línghún shòudào shìsú chénāi de wūrǎn ne ！
Me? I would rather jump into the Xiang river, and be buried in the stomaches of the Xiang river fish. So how could I allow my innocent soul to be polluted by the dust of our world.
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我的天啊，你！妈还怕医院那些鬼魂，结果最可怕的是自己的儿子！
wǒ de tiān a ，nǐ ！mā hái pà yīyuàn nàxiē guǐhún ，jiéguǒ zuì kěpà de shì zìjǐ de érzi ！
Daughter in law: My gosh! You! Mom was scared of the ghosts and spirits in the hospital, but her son turned out to be the one she should have feared the most!
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妈，你又在说不吉利的话了。你跟那些孤魂野鬼无冤无仇，他们不会害你的...
mā ，nǐ yòu zài shuō bù jílì dehuà le 。nǐ gēn nàxiē gūhúnyěguǐ wúyuānwúchóu ，tāmen bùhuì hài nǐ de ...
Daughter in law: You shouldn't talk like that. Those wandering vengeful spirits have no accounts to settle with you, they won't do you any harm...
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唉，你看门外面那些冤魂，他们现在就等着勾我的魂啊。
ài ，nǐ kàn mén wàimian nàxiē yuānhún ，tāmen xiànzài jiù děng zhe gōu wǒ de hún ā 。
Mother: Ah! Look at all the vengeful spirits outside the door. They're waiting to steal my soul.
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好。清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂，借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。
hǎo 。qīngmíngshíjié yǔ fēnfēn ，lùshang xíngrén yù duànhún ，jièwèn jiǔjiā hé chù yǒu ，mùtóng yáo zhǐ xìnghuācūn 。
OK. "The rain falls in endless showers on Tomb Sweeping Festival, a pitiful soul walks along the road at a loss, he asks if there is an inn nearby, a shepherd boy points to a distant village nestled in apricot blossoms."
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这你都不知道？那可是世界七大奇景之一啊，是由珊瑚礁石群组成的，从北向南绵延两千公里。想象一下，美丽的珊瑚，纯白的沙滩，各种海洋生物围绕着你，我们两个大美女就在那里摆拍各种美艳销魂的照片……
zhè nǐ dōu bù zhīdào ？nà kě shì shìjièqīdàqíjǐng zhīyī ā ，shì yóu shānhújiāo shí qún zǔchéng de ，cóng běi xiàng nán miányán èrqiān gōngli 。xiǎngxiàng yīxià ，měilì de shānhú ，chún bái de shātān ，gèzhǒng hǎiyáng shēngwù wéirào zhe nǐ ，wǒmen liǎng gè dàměinǚ jiù zài nàlǐ bǎi pāi gèzhǒng měiyànxiāohún de zhàopiàn ……
You don't even know that much? It's one of the seven wonders of the world, It's formed by coral reefs, stretching 2000 km from north to south. Think of it, pretty coral, pristine white beaches with different sea creatures all around and the two of us taking glam pictures there...
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