Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 魅

魅

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Meaning

 demon, devil, magic, to charm

Pronunciation

 mèi

Explanation

 Left: demon 鬼 (death mask [accent ノ, field 田], legs 儿, nose 厶), right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")

Mnemonic

The devil has not yet 'deviled'.

Radicals

鬼 devil, demon, ghost
厶 private, nose(Side view of a nose that is facing to the left.)
未 unripe, not yet(The upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature.)
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Vocabulary

魅力 mèi lì charm; fascination; glamor; charisma
魑魅魍魉 chī mèi wǎng liǎng demons and monsters (idiom)
魑魅 chī mèi spirits and devils (usually harmful); demon

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