魅
Information about character(s)
Radical: 鬼Radical Strokes: 9
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 14
Pronunciation
Pinyin: mèiCantonese: mei6 mui6
JapaneseKun: MONONOKE BAKEMONO SUDAMA
JapaneseOn: MI BI
Korean: MAY
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: kind of forest demon, elfCE-Dict: demon/magic/to charm
Soothill: An ogre, evil spirit.
21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.evil spirit
康熙字典文字版 【亥集上】【鬼字部】 魅
〔古文〕𢑘【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤明祕切,音媚。【說文】鬽,或作魅。【左傳·文十八年】投諸四裔,以禦螭魅。【註】螭魅,山林異氣所生,爲人害者。又【宣三年】螭魅罔兩。【註】怪物。【史記·五帝紀註】螭魅,人面獸身四足,好惑人。
CF-Dict: démon/monstre
Han-De-Dict: Dämon, Teufel (S)