Concept

Ethereal soul

魂hun

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In Chinese medicine, the ethereal soul (hun): a yang aspect of the spirit. The Neijing states that what comes and goes with the spirit is the hun. Stored by the liver, it is associated with consciousness, dreaming, and the imaginative, outgoing aspects of mental life.

Source

Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor)《灵枢·本神》（内经选读下篇·藏象·五脏藏神·原文2301）

References

《内经》本神/决气/邪客等综合理解（德气生精神魂魄意志思虑智认知层级链 / 营卫宗气津液生成运行）

Full definition

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

隨神往來謂之魂

Citations

Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) · 托名黄帝/岐伯（先秦—西汉医家辑） · 《灵枢·本神》（内经选读下篇·藏象·五脏藏神·原文2301）Cited from Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) for its definition.