魂

soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,306 U+9B42

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

鬼 (semantic, “spirit”) + 云 (phonetic, yún)

components: 云鬼

soul · Heisig RSH #2928

rising cloud + 鬼 ghost

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 云

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 云 (yún) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
云 sound component	yún	cloud; to say, to speak
运	yùn	to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
坛	tán	altar; arena; examination hall
芸	yún	common rue; diverse, varied
纭	yún	confused; numerous
耘	yún	to weed
酝	yùn	liquor, spirits, wine; to ferment

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
灵魂人物	líng hún rén wù	key figure; the linchpin of sth
阴魂不散	yīn hún bù sàn	lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); fig. the influence still linger…
魂不附体	hún bù fù tǐ	lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits; beside oneself
灵魂深处	líng hún shēn chù	in the depth of one's soul
三魂	sān hún	three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect
神魂	shén hún	mind; state of mind (often abnormal)
魂不守舍	hún bù shǒu shè	to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind
精魂	jīng hún	spirit; soul
迷魂香	mí hún xiāng	a kind of sleeping gas or smoke used by thieves to incapacitate victims
失魂	shī hún	to panic
迷魂药	mí hún yào	magic potion; (fig.) bewitching words or actions; knockout drug; ecstasy; MDMA
神魂颠倒	shén hún diān dǎo	lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love; fascinat…
灵魂	líng hún	soul; spirit
魂灵	hún líng	soul; mind; idea
孤魂野鬼	gū hún yě guǐ	wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom); person who has no fa…
鬼魂	guǐ hún	ghost
阴魂	yīn hún	ghost; spirit
消魂	xiāo hún	overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc); to feel transported
还魂纸	huán hún zhǐ	recycled paper
迷魂汤	mí hún tāng	potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous…