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魑
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a mountain demon

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Landforms
chī
チ
すだま
리
Phonosemantic compound. 鬼 represents the meaning and 离 represents the sound.
Components
鬼 ghost+ 离 rare =
魑 a mountain demon
鬼 Meaning component
guǐ ghost
离 Phonetic component
chī rare
mythical beast (archaic)
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Notes
Similar Characters
傀 gigantic塊 lump (trad/jp)嵬 rugged愧 ashamed槐 scholar tree瑰 marvelous畏 be afraid of隗 Wei魁 leader醜 ugly (trad/jp)魂 soul魃 drought demon魄 vigor魅 enchant魆 black魇 dreams (simp)魈 mischevious魉 a kind of monster (simp)魍 demons魎 a kind of monster (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
魑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
魑 [chī]
mountain demon
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
魑魅魍魉 [chī​mèi​wǎng​liǎng] #54,522
demons and monsters (idiom)
魑魅魍魉 [chī​mèi​wǎng​liǎng] #54,522
demons and monsters (idiom)
魑魅 [chī​mèi] #59,008
spirits and devils (usually harmful)
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
魑魅魍魎 [ちみもうりょう] #35,622
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
生き霊 [いきりょう] #50,312
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate)
魑魅 [ちみ] #134,814
mountain demon