‘招魂引尸’ is a classical Chinese ritual term referring to a ceremonial practice in ancient funerary customs: ‘招’ (zhāo) means 'to summon' or 'to call forth'; ‘魂’ (hún) is the ethereal, conscious soul believed to separate from the body at death; ‘引’ (yǐn) means 'to guide' or 'to lead'; and ‘尸’ (shī) denotes the physical corpse. Together, the phrase describes a dual-purpose rite—first attempting to召回 the wandering soul to reunite it with the body, and second guiding the corpse in proper burial or posthumous rites.

This term appears almost exclusively in historical, literary, or Daoist/Buddhist-influenced texts describing pre-Qin or Han dynasty mortuary practices. It reflects ancient Chinese cosmology where soul fragmentation required active ritual intervention. Modern usage is rare and confined to scholarly discussion of classical religion, folklore, or classical literature—not contemporary speech or standard funeral practice.