Dong Chinese dictionary

chī

a mountain demon resembling a tiger

Phonosemantic compound. 鬼 represents the meaning and 离 represents the sound.

Components

鬼 Meaning component

guǐ

ghost

离 Sound component

chī, lí

leave

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chī

a mountain demon resembling a tiger; mountain demon

Most common words with 魑

Sources