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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mó | mo2
English translation
devil
magic
demon, evil spirit; magic, spell

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Number of strokes

20

Traditional form

Contains the radical

guǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

demon

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

麻鬼

Semantic compound

guǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. guǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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神仙 shénxiān Jiào de 魔法 mó fǎ 使 shǐ 灰姑娘 Huī gū niang de 破烂 pò làn 衣衫 yī shān 变成 biàn chéng le jiàn 漂亮 piàoliang de cháng 外衣 wài yī .

The fairy godmother's magic charm turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.

wèi 魔术师 mó shù shī jiāng bàng zài 手帕 shǒu pà shǎng huī , jiù bèng chū le 一只兔子 tùzi .

The magician held his wand over the handkerchief and out hopped a rabbit.

duì 每件东西 dōngxī Shī 魔术 móshù .

He conjured with everything.

魔术师 mó shù shī biǎo rēng jìn jiù , Cóng 桌子 zhuōzi shǎng 把大 chuí .

The conjurer threw the watch into the mortar and grasped a sledgehammer from the table.

chuí 击之 yàn : 魔焰 duì 物体 wù tǐ 造成 zàochéng 正常 zhèngcháng 伤害 shānghài .

Hammer Blast: Eldritch blast deals normal damage to objects.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
devil
魔法 mó fǎ magic魔法 mó fǎ
恶魔 è mó demon惡魔
魔鬼 móguǐ devil魔鬼 móguǐ
魔术 móshù magic魔術
魔力 mó lì magic魔力 mó lì
魔术师 mó shù shī magician魔術師
魔王 mó wáng devil king魔王 mó wáng
魔头 mó tóu monster魔頭
魔幻 mó huàn magical魔幻 mó huàn
病魔 bìng mó serious illness病魔 bìng mó
魔方 mó fāng Rubik's cube魔方 mó fāng
着魔 zháo mó obsessed著魔
妖魔 yāo mó demon妖魔 yāo mó
魔杖 mó zhàng magic wand魔杖 mó zhàng
魔爪 mó zhǎo claws魔爪 mó zhǎo
魔芋 mó yù konjac, konnyaku or devil's tongue (Amorphophallus konjac), plant whose corms are used to make a stiff jelly (as a food)魔芋 mó yù
魔掌 mó zhǎng the power of sb or sth evil魔掌 mó zhǎng
妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài demons and ghosts妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài
邪魔 xié mó evil spirit邪魔 xié mó
魔怪 mó guài demons and ghosts魔怪 mó guài
魔窟 mó kū lit. nest of devils魔窟 mó kū
魔影 mó yǐng (fig.) specter魔影 mó yǐng
魔障 Mó zhàng Mara (the demon of temptation)魔障 Mó zhàng

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Decomposition

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