懂中文 Dong Chinese

魇

yǎn

nightmare

Phonosemantic compound. 鬼 represents the meaning and 厌 represents the sound. Simplified form of 魘.

Components
鬼 meaning component

鬼  Meaning component

guǐ

  

ghost

厌 sound component

厌  Sound component

yàn

  

dislike

Evolution

魇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
魇 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
魇 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

魇 (魘) 

yǎn

nightmare, bad dreams; to have a nightmare

Most common words with 魇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

梦魇

nightmare

魇

to have a nightmare