vigor

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
鬼 meaning component

  Meaning component

guǐ

  

ghost

白 sound component

  Sound component

bái

  

white

Evolution

魄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
魄 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
魄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

vigor; body; dark part of moon; soul; mortal soul, i.e. attached to the body

Most common words with 魄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

soul

惊心动魄

shaking one to the core

魄力

courage

魂魄

soul

气魄

spirit