魔 mó
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 鬼 — ghost
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
魔鬼
móguǐ
devil; demon
Characters in this word
鬼 guǐ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 鬼 — ghost
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他把所有责任都推给所谓的魔鬼，却从不反思自己的选择。 Tā bǎ suǒyǒu zérèn dōu tuī gěi suǒwèi de móguǐ, què cóng bù fǎnsī zìjǐ de xuǎnzé. He shifts all responsibility onto a so-called devil, yet never reflects on his own choices.
- 孩子画了一个长着角和尾巴的小魔鬼。 Háizi huà le yí gè zhǎng zhe jiǎo hé wěiba de xiǎo móguǐ. The child drew a little devil with horns and a tail.
- 他在电影里演一个有趣的魔鬼，把观众都逗笑了。 Tā zài diànyǐng lǐ yǎn yí gè yǒuqù de móguǐ, bǎ guānzhòng dōu dòuxiào le. In the film he plays a funny devil who makes the audience laugh.
Related words
- 魔法 mófǎ magic
- 魔力 mólì magic power; charm; fascination
- 魔术 móshù magic; conjuring
- 鬼 guǐ ghost
- 酒鬼 jiǔguǐ drunkard
- 胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ coward; scaredy-cat
- 搞鬼 gǎoguǐ to play tricks; to make trouble secretly
- 末日 mòrì doomsday; the end
- 忌讳 jìhuì taboo; to avoid as taboo; scruple
- 禁忌 jìnjì taboo; contraindication; to forbid
- 神仙 shénxiān immortal; deity; carefree person
- 节气 jiéqì solar term