懂中文 Dong Chinese

魔

mó

demon

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

Components
麻 sound component

麻  Sound component

má

  

hemp

鬼 meaning component

鬼  Meaning component

guǐ

  

ghost

Evolution

魔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
魔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

魔  

mó

demon, evil spirits; magic power; devil; magic

Most common words with 魔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

魔

devil

魔法

magic

恶魔

demon

魔鬼

devil

魔术

magic