魄
(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)
14 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,267 U+9B44
How 魄 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
鬼 (semantic, “spirit”) + 白 (phonetic, bái)
How to remember it
vigor · Heisig RSH #2924
白 white + 鬼 ghost
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 白
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 白 (bái) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白 sound component | bái | white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright |
| 百 | bǎi | one hundred; numerous, many |
| 伯 | bó | older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count |
| 拍 | pāi | to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm |
| 柏 | bǎi | cypress, cedar |
| 怕 | pà | to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive |
| 迫 | pò | to compel, to force; pressing, urgent |
| 泊 | bó | to anchor; to moor |
| 帛 | bó | silk, fabric; wealth, property |
| 舶 | bó | large ship, ocean-going vessel |
| 粕 | pò | sediment, lees, dregs |
| 铂 | bó | platinum; thin sheet metal |
Words containing 魄
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 动人心魄 | dòng rén xīn pò | (idiom) breathtaking; deeply affecting |
| 动魄惊心 | dòng pò jīng xīn | see 驚心動魄|惊心动魄[jing1 xin1 dong4 po4] |
| 惊心动魄 | jīng xīn dòng pò | (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking |
| 失魂落魄 | shī hún luò pò | (idiom) dazed; beside oneself |
| 惊魂动魄 | jīng hún dòng pò | see 驚心動魄|惊心动魄[jing1 xin1 dong4 po4] |
| 魂飞魄散 | hún fēi pò sàn | lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom); fig. to be frightened stiff; spooked out of… |
| 三魂七魄 | sān hún qī pò | three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carna… |
| 动魄 | dòng pò | shocking; shattering |
| 气魄 | qì pò | spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude |
| 体魄 | tǐ pò | physique; build |
| 魄力 | pò lì | courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive |
| 丧魂失魄 | sàng hún shī pò | (idiom) out of one's senses; shaken to the core; dazed |
| 失魂丧魄 | shī hún sàng pò | see 喪魂失魄|丧魂失魄[sang4 hun2 shi1 po4] |
| 丧魂落魄 | sàng hún luò pò | scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic |
| 亡魂失魄 | wáng hún shī pò | see 喪魂失魄|丧魂失魄[sang4 hun2 shi1 po4] |
| 落魄 | luò pò | down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] |
| 虎魄 | hǔ pò | variant of 琥珀[hu3 po4] |
| 丢魂落魄 | diū hún luò pò | see 失魂落魄[shi1 hun2 luo4 po4] |
| 丹魄 | dān pò | amber |
| 丽魄 | lì pò | moon |