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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- hun2
- English meanings
- soul, spirit, immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 云; right 鬼.
Meaning & sound clues
鬼 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “spirit”.
云 is identified as the sound component (yún). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 魂.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
marriage; wedding
twilight
muddy
fool/play around together
meat dish
meat dish
Example sentences
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Related words
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