亡魂

wánghún
noun #28,438

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 soul of the deceased
  2. 2 departed spirit
  3. 3 ghost

Examples

HSK 7-9
Chuánshuō zhè zuò zháiyuàn lǐ yǒu wánghún chūmò.
Legend has it that the ghost of the deceased haunts this mansion.
HSK 7-9
Tā xià de húnfēi-pòsàn, hǎoxiàng jiàndào le wánghún.
He was terrified out of his wits, as if he had seen a ghost.

Tips

culture
亡魂 carries a sense of a restless or unvenerated spirit. In Chinese folk belief, improper burial or a violent death can leave a soul unable to rest, making it wander as an 亡魂.

Stroke Order

wáng
hún