Chinese symbol for “resurrect”
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)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for resurrect is 招魂 (zhāo hún), defined as: 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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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 招魂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 招生 | zhāo shēng | to enroll new students; to get students |
| 招聘 | zhāo pìn | to invite applications for a job; to recruit |
| 招标 (招標) | zhāo biāo | to invite bids |
| 招募 | zhāo mù | to recruit; to enlist |
| 招收 | zhāo shōu | to hire; to recruit |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) |
| 灵魂 (靈魂) | líng hún | soul; spirit |
| 鬼魂 | guǐ hún | ghost |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.