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魑

chī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 魑魅) a mountain demon

Examples

魑魅魍魉曾充满人们的想象。
Chī mèi wǎng liǎng
Mountain and water demons of every kind once filled people's imaginations.
各种魑魅在夜里出没。
Chī mèi
All sorts of monsters and evil spirits crept out at night.

Tips

culture
魑 is a bound character appearing in 魑魅 (mountain and forest demons) and the four-character 魑魅魍魉, meaning all kinds of evil spirits, often used for crafty, malicious people.

Components

radical
鬼 guǐ
ghost; demon
鬼 is the ghost radical, drawn as a spirit with a large head. It marks every character in the demon-spirit family, including this mountain demon.
phonetic
离 lí
to leave; mythical beast
离 supplies the sound, shifted from lí to chī. In its older sense it also named a hornless dragon, faintly reinforcing the supernatural meaning.

Stroke Order

魑 chī