魍 (wǎng): (in 魍魉) a water and forest demon

Meanings

1 (in 魍魉) a water and forest demon

Characters

魍

wǎng

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

各种魑魅魍魉在夜里出来。

Chī mèi wǎng liǎng

All sorts of monsters and evil spirits came out at night.

Tips

culture

魍 is a bound character used only in 魍魉, spirits of mountains, forests and waters. With 魑魅 it forms an idiom for all manner of bad, scheming people.

Components

radical

鬼 guǐ

ghost; demon

鬼 is the ghost radical, marking this as a supernatural being. It indexes the whole family of demon and spirit characters.

phonetic

罔 wǎng

net; to deceive

罔 supplies the sound wǎng, matching its own reading exactly. Its sense of a net or deception also faintly suits an ensnaring forest spirit.

Stroke Order

魍 wǎng

Related Words

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

凉水 liángshuǐ HSK 3 #30,123

cold water; cool water / unboiled water

汪洋 wāngyáng HSK 7-9 #45,560

vast ocean / boundless expanse of water

丛林 cónglín HSK 7-9 #4,726

jungle; forest / thicket

井 jǐng HSK 6 #4,177

well (for water) / mine shaft; pit

树林 shùlín HSK 4 #3,408

woods; grove; forest

煮 zhǔ HSK 6 #2,982

to boil; to cook (in water) / to stew; to simmer

森林 sēnlín HSK 4 #2,763

forest