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魑

chī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 魑魅) a mountain demon

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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