(hún)

HSK 7-913 strokes

old variant of 魂[hun2]

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
hún
Meaning
old variant of 魂[hun2]
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰云鬼

In this compound, the meaning comes from (spirit); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sānhún

three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect

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diūhún

to be distracted

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wánghún

soul of the deceased; departed spirit

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three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and ca…

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lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea retur…

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yuānhún

ghost of one who died unjustly

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