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魘
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魇
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bad

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
yǎn
エン、ヨウ
うな.される
염, 엽
Phonosemantic compound. 鬼 represents the meaning and 厭 represents the sound.
Components
鬼 ghost+ 厭 detest =
魘 bad
鬼 Meaning component
guǐ ghost
厭 Phonetic component
detest
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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)
魘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
魇 / 魘 [yǎn]
to have a nightmare
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
梦魇 [mèng​yǎn] #14,001
nightmare
魇寐 [yǎn​mèi]
to have a nightmare
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
魘される [うなされる] #50,867
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare)
厭魅 [えんみ] #148,530
killing someone with a magical curse
魘われる [おそわれる] #273,493
to be tormented (by dreams)