魅 (mei6 | mei4) : demon; entice

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魅

mei6

mei4

[1] [n] demon; evil spirit; goblin
[2] [v] entice; charm; attract

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: (#194)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

魅

This word has been viewed 3186 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 24th Dec 2013 09:51

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魅力 mei6 lik6 mei4 li4 = charm; wonder

鬼魅 gwai2 mei6 gui3 mei4 = ghosts and goblins; forces of evil

魅力四射 mei6 lik6 sei3 se6 mei4 li4 si4 she4 = glamorous

攝人魅力 sip3 jan4 mei6 lik6 = charming

魅惑 mei6 waak6 mei4 huo4 = to bedevil, to captivate, charms, attractiveness

歌劇魅影 go1 kek6 mei6 jing2 ge1 ju4 mei4 ying3 = The Phantom of the Opera

魑魅魍魎 ci1 mei6 mong5 loeng5 chi1 mei4 wang3 liang3 = demons and monsters; evil spirits

魑魅 ci1 mei6 chi1 mei4 = spirits and devils (usually harmful); demon

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Decimal representation of this word: 魅
Unicode code for this character: U+9b45 (off-site link)

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