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hún Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hún | hun2
English translation
old variant of hún [hún]
soul, spirit

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About hún

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

hún

Contains the radical

guǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

spirit

Etymology of hún

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

云鬼

Semantic compound

guǐ

Phonetic compound

yún

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using hún

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只是 zhǐ shì zài 那儿 nà r xiā 转悠 zhuàn you , 好像 hǎoxiàng diū le hún 似的 shìde .

I only wandered purposelessly about, like one out of his mind.

zhǐ lǎo láng Cóng 灌木丛 guàn mù cóng cuàn chū lái , 惊魂未定 de 喘息 chuǎn xī ,伸出 shēn chū 舌头 shétou .

The old wolf runs out of the bush, still badly shaken , panting with its tongue lolling.

zài wǎn chūn , de 灵魂 línghún ér .

I also lost my soul there, at end of spring.

除了 chúle 漫漫 màn màn 游荡 yóu dàng rǎn 利禄 lì lù , shuì 还有 hái yǒu 什么 shénme 足以 zúyǐ 慰藉 wèi jiè 灵魂 línghún ?

What do you suppose will satisfy the soul, except to walk free and on no superior?

相当 xiāngdāng cháng de 察汗多奥义 Shū 发展 fāzhǎn le 灵魂 línghún 轮回 lún huí de 观念 guānniàn .

The fairly long Chhandogya - upanishad develops the idea of transmigration of souls.

Words with hún

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
灵魂 línghún soul靈魂
hún soul hún
鬼魂 guǐ hún ghost鬼魂 guǐ hún
销魂 xiāo hún ecstasy銷魂
惊魂 jīng hún frightened驚魂
魂魄 hún pò soul魂魄 hún pò
神魂 shén hún mind神魂 shén hún
冤魂 yuān hún ghost of one who died unjustly冤魂 yuān hún
魂飞魄散 hún fēi pò sàn fig. to be frightened stiff魂飛魄散
阴魂 yīn hún ghost陰魂
神魂颠倒 shén hún diān dǎo fascinated神魂顛倒
幽魂 yōu hún ghost幽魂 yōu hún
亡魂 wáng hún departed spirit亡魂 wáng hún
还魂 huán hún to return from the grave還魂
失魂落魄 shī hún luò pò dazed失魂落魄 shī hún luò pò
魂灵 hún líng soul魂靈
魂牵梦萦 hún qiān mèng yíng to miss魂牽夢縈
阴魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn fig. the influence still lingers on陰魂不散
魂牵梦绕 hún qiān mèng rào to be captivated魂牽夢繞
魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè to be preoccupied (idiom)魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè
精魂 jīng hún spirit精魂 jīng hún
孤魂 gū hún lonely soul孤魂 gū hún
借尸还魂 jiè shī huán hún lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise借屍還魂
迷魂阵 mí hún zhèn stratagem to trap sb迷魂陣
魂不附体 hún bù fù tǐ beside oneself魂不附體

hún Decomposition & Compounds

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hún Decomposition

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