招魂幡
zhāo​hún​fān

spirit flag

  • created reference approved 招魂幡 → 面 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招魂幡 zhāo​hún​fān

    面 miàn

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 招魂幡 · zhāo​hún​fān · spirit flag — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招魂幡

    zhāo​hún​fān

    spirit flag

    a flag or pennant used in traditional funerals to attract and guide the soul of the deceased; usually carried in front of a coffin

    招魂 (literal) → 招魂 · zhāo​hún · to call back a soul 幡 (literal) → 幡 · fān · funeral streamer

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense