hún

魂

HSK 7-9Character · Noun

soul; spirit; lofty essence

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

4 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

soul; spirit (of a person)

Often used in colloquial speech with the diminutive suffix 儿.

Tā他
de的
húnr魂
hǎo儿
xiàng好
diū像
le丢
yī了
yàng一
yī样
 ，
zhí一
mèn直
mèn闷
bù闷
lè不
 乐
 。

He looks like he's lost his soul, staying gloomy all the time.

Mín民
jiān间
chuán传
shuō说
rén人
sǐ死
hòu后
hún魂
huì会
lí离
kāi开
shēn身
tǐ体
 。

Folk legends say that the soul leaves the body after death.

2.

noun

spirit; mood; emotion

Used to describe a person's state of mind or emotional condition.

Tóng童
nián年
de的
wǎng往
shì事
zǒng总
shì是
yíng萦
rào绕
zài在
wǒ我
de的
hún魂
mèng梦
zhōng中
 。

Memories of childhood always linger in my dreams and soul.

Lián连
xù续
jiā加
bān班
ràng让
tā他
shén神
hún魂
diān颠
dǎo倒
 ，
wú无
fǎ法
jí集
zhōng中
zhù注
yì意
lì力
 。

Working overtime nonstop has left him disoriented and unable to focus.

3.

noun

lofty spirit; noble essence

formal

Used for national, ethnic, or cultural core values.

Wú无
shù数
gé革
mìng命
xiān先
liè烈
yòng用
shēng生
mìng命
hàn捍
wèi卫
le了
guó国
jiā家
de的
guó国
hún魂
 。

Countless revolutionary martyrs defended the national soul with their lives.

Zhè这
wèi位
zuò作
jiā家
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
chéng承
zài载
zhe着
mín民
zú族
hún魂
de的
hòu厚
zhòng重
nèi内
hán涵
 。

This writer's works carry the profound connotation of the national spirit.

4.

noun

personified spirit of things

literary

Used for art, literature, or natural objects to give them human spiritual traits.

Zhè这
wèi位
huà画
jiā家
bǐ笔
xià下
de的
lán兰
huā花
 ，
dài带
zhe着
qīng清
yǎ雅
de的
huā花
hún魂
 。

The orchids painted by this artist carry the elegant spirit of flowers.

Zhè这
shǒu首
gǔ古
shī诗
yùn蕴
hán含
zhe着
shèng盛
táng唐
de的
shī诗
hún魂
 。

This ancient poem contains the poetic spirit of the Tang Dynasty.