Dong Chinese dictionary

hún

soul

Phonosemantic compound. 鬼 represents the meaning and 云 represents the sound. Simplified form of 䰟.

Components

鬼 Meaning component

guǐ

ghost

云 Sound component

yún

clouds

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

hún

soul, spirit; soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body

hún

old variant of 魂[hún]

Most common words with 魂

Sources