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Meaning of 魔
Pinyin
mó
Radical
鬼
Strokes
20
Definition
devil
Usage
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魔 [mó]
1. In religion or mythology, refers to evil spirits that harm lives and confuse people, symbolizing evil forces.
Example: 魔王 (demon king), 魔爪 (demonic claws), 魔怪 (monsters), 魔鬼 (devil), 魔掌 (demonic palm), 魔窟 (cave of demons), 恶魔 (evil demon), 妖魔 (evil spirit), 病魔 (illness demon).
2. Uncommon or extraordinary.
Example: 魔力 (magical power), 魔术 (magic), 魔怔 (an unusual behavior as if having a mental disorder), 魔法 (magic).
本义: "魔罗" 的略称。In Buddhism, all mental activities that disturb the mind and body, destroy good deeds, and hinder practice are referred to as "魔".
造字法: Phonetic-ideographic; composed of the character for "ghost" (鬼) and the sound "ma".
同本义: [En.] evil spirit; devil; monster.
引: Wang Anshi's poem 南乡子: "I descend to conquer the demon and turn the Dharma wheel."
例: 病魔 (demon of illness), 魔道 (realm of demonic activity, a Buddhist term), 魔女 (woman of the demon realm), 魔劫 (predestined disaster), 魔事 (obstacles to enlightenment in Buddhism), 魔天 (heaven of demons), 魔心 (evil heart), 魔浆 (refers to alcohol, considered a hindrance to enlightenment in Buddhism).
恶鬼，怪物: [En.] demon.
例: 魔媪 (a woman using sorcery and pretending to be a ghost), 魔境 (the environment inhabited by demons), 魔头 (leader of demons; also refers to the head figure of the evil path).
神奇; 奇异: [En.] magic; mystic.
Example: 魔云 (clouds with mystical aura), 魔眼 (magical eyes), 魔杖 (magic wand).
to be obsessed with sth / to go overboard / (Buddhism, Taoism) to misguidedly focus on hallucinations that arise during meditation
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Input Method for 魔
Pinyin
mo2
Wubi
yssc|ossc
Cangjie
ichui
Zhengma
tgfn
Four Corner
00213
Unicode
U+9b54
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