soul, spirit, the non-physical essence of a person

Animated Stroke Order 魂

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Stroke Order Diagrams 魂

魂 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
de
hún
kāi
le
shēn

His spirit seems to have left his body.

2
ài
guó
zhǔ
shì
guó
hún
de
xīn

Patriotism is the core of national spirit.

3
yīn
yuè
shì
líng
hún
de
yán

Music is the language of the soul.

4
rén
yǒu
líng
hún

People have souls.

5
yīn
yuè
shì
zhè
diàn
yǐng
de
líng
hún

Music is the soul of this movie.

6
de
yǎn
jiǎng
chōng
mǎn
le
líng
hún
shēn
shēn
dòng
le
tīng
zhòng

His speech was full of soul and deeply moved the audience.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#3070
Zhuyinㄏㄨㄣˊ
Components
UnicodeU+9B42
CangjieMILMI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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