阴魂

陰魂
yīnhún
noun #21,106

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 ghost
  2. 2 spirit of the dead
  3. 3 apparition

Examples

HSK 5
Tā zǒng juéde yǒu yīnhún zài gēnsuí tā.
He always felt as if a spirit was following him.
HSK 6
Chuánshuō nà zuò lǎo zhái lǐ yóudàng zhe yīnhún.
Legend has it that a ghost haunts that old mansion.

Tips

culture
refers to the yin (dark/shadow) realm, which in Chinese cosmology is the world of the dead. 阴魂 is thus a soul still lingering in the yin realm rather than passing on, often depicted as unresolved or troublesome spirits in folklore.

Stroke Order

yīn
hún