Memory phrase for the character: 魅

魅

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Meaning demon, devil, magic, to charm

Pronunciation

mèi

Explanation

Left: demon 鬼 (death mask [accent ノ, field 田], legs 儿, nose 厶), right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")

Mnemonic
 
The devil has not yet 'deviled'.

Radicals

鬼 devil, demon, ghost
厶 private, noseSide view of a nose that is facing to the left.
未 unripe, not yetThe upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature.
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 Vocabulary

魅力 mèi lì  charm; fascination; glamor; charisma
魑魅魍魉 chī mèi wǎng liǎng  demons and monsters (idiom)
魑魅 chī mèi  spirits and devils (usually harmful); demon
魑魅 chī mèi  

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