Chinese word dictionary

招魂

zhāo hún · to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill; (fig.) to resurrect (an old system etc)

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Word information

Simplified招魂

Traditional招魂

Pinyinzhāo hún

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

招zhāo

to summon; to recruit; to levy

魂hún

soul, spirit

How to learn 招魂

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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打招呼dǎzhāohu

to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice

招聘zhāopìn

to invite applications for a job; to recruit

招zhāo

to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess

招待zhāodài

to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)

招生zhāoshēng

to enroll new students; to get students

招手zhāoshǒu

to wave; to beckon