魉 (liǎng): (in 魍魉) a water and forest demon

Meanings

1 (in 魍魉) a water and forest demon

Characters

魉

liǎng

water and forest demon

Examples

HSK 7-9

魍魉藏在密林深处。

Wǎng liǎng

Demons of mountain and water lurked in the deep forest.

HSK 7-9

各种奸人就像魑魅魍魉。

Chī mèi wǎng liǎng.

All kinds of crafty villains are like monsters and evil spirits.

Tips

culture

魉 is a bound character used only in 魍魉. The four-character 魑魅魍魉 is a vivid idiom for villains and bad people of every stripe.

Components

radical

鬼 guǐ

ghost; demon

鬼 is the ghost radical, marking this as a supernatural creature and indexing it among the demon and spirit characters.

phonetic

两 liǎng

two; both

两 supplies the sound liǎng, matching its own reading exactly. It serves purely as the phonetic element with no bearing on the demon meaning.

Stroke Order

魉 liǎng

Related Words

凉水 liángshuǐ HSK 3 #30,123

cold water; cool water / unboiled water

冲 chōng HSK 4 #809

(of water) to dash against / to mix with water; to infuse / to rinse; to flush / to develop (film) / to rise (in the air) / to clash; to collide

热水 rèshuǐ HSK 6 #7,080

hot water; boiled water

水面 shuǐmiàn HSK 7-9 #7,805

water surface / surface of the water

莲 lián #7,901

lotus / water lily

林 lín #2,023

woods / forest / circles

流水 liúshuǐ HSK 7-9 #10,916

flowing water / running water / turnover (business)

捞 lāo HSK 7-9 #6,006

to scoop up from water; to fish out / to grab; to get (profit, benefit)

丛林 cónglín HSK 7-9 #4,726

jungle; forest / thicket

井 jǐng HSK 6 #4,177

well (for water) / mine shaft; pit