魔(mó)

HSK 7-920 strokes

(bound form) evil spirit

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Character information

Pinyin
mó
Meaning
(bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural; magical
Strokes
20
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 魔 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸麻鬼

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鬼 (demon); 麻 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

麻má鬼guǐ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 魔 step by step

20 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 魔

Common words using 魔 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhōng中mó魔

to be possessed; to be bewitched

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mèng梦mó魔

night demon (malign spirit believed to plague people during sleep)

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tiān天mó魔

demonic; devil

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fú伏dì地mó魔

Lord Voldemort, villain in the Harry Potter series

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yāo妖mó魔

demon

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yāo妖mó魔huà化

to demonize

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yāo妖mó魔guǐ鬼guài怪

(idiom) all kinds of evil spirits or malevolent beings

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xīn心mó魔

inner demons; psychological obstacle or fixation

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中梦天伏地妖化鬼

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