魔 mó
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 鬼 — ghost
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
魔法
mófǎ
magic
Characters in this word
法 fǎ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 去 to go away, to leave, to depart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 孩子们相信魔法可以改变世界，成年人则更习惯谈制度和资源。 Háizimen xiāngxìn mófǎ kěyǐ gǎibiàn shìjiè, chéngniánrén zé gèng xíguàn tán zhìdù hé zīyuán. Children believe magic can change the world, while adults are more used to talking about institutions and resources.
- 故事里的小女孩用魔法把南瓜变成了马车。 Gùshi lǐ de xiǎo nǚhái yòng mófǎ bǎ nánguā biàn chéng le mǎchē. In the story the little girl used magic to turn a pumpkin into a carriage.
- 孩子们都想学会一点魔法，好让玩具自己动起来。 Háizimen dōu xiǎng xuéhuì yìdiǎn mófǎ, hǎo ràng wánjù zìjǐ dòng qǐlái. The kids all want to learn a bit of magic so the toys can move by themselves.