魔 (mó): (bound form) evil spirit, devil, (prefix) supernatural, magical
魔 (mó) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) evil spirit.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 麻 (phonetic) and 鬼 (semantic). It ranks #1176 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 魔 demon. Its radical form 鬼 (ghost) appears in many related characters such as 鬼 (guǐ, disembodied spirit), 魁 (kuí, chief), 魂 (hún, soul).
Definitions
- (bound form) evil spirit
- devil
- (prefix) supernatural
- magical
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恶魔noun | è mó | demon |
| 魔鬼noun | mó guǐ | devil |
| 魔法noun | mó fǎ | enchantment |
| 魔术noun | mó shù | magic |
| 魔力noun | mó lì | magic |
| 魔术师noun | mó shù shī | magician |
| 着魔verb | zháo mó | obsessed |
| 魔杖noun | mó zhàng | magic wand |
| 魔头noun | mó tóu | monster |
| 魔王noun | mó wáng | devil king |
| 魔爪noun | mó zhǎo | evil clutches |
| 病魔noun | bìng mó | serious illness |
| 魔方noun | mó fāng | Rubik's cube |
| 妖魔noun | yāo mó | demon |
| 邪魔noun | xié mó | evil spirit |
魔 appears in 78 compound words: 53 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 18 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 魔 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 魔.
Example Sentences
魔字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
mó zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "魔" is not frequently used in everyday life.
场边人语/魔术压哨 湖人失招
chǎng biān rén yǔ mó shù yā shào hú rén shī zhāo
Sidelines/Magic buzzer Lakers missed
当“诸葛亮”开始直播带货:透视“AI魔改”如何收割流量
dāng zhū 葛 liàng kāi shǐ zhí bō dài huò : tòu shì A I mó gǎi rú hé shōu gē liú liàng
When "Zhuge Liang" started live streaming: a perspective on how the "AI magic change" harvested traffic
有行旅/魔幻摩洛哥 体验极美
yǒu háng lǚ mó huàn mó 洛 gē tǐ yàn jí měi
There is a travel/magic Morocco experience is excellent
低糖零食有哪些?魔芋爽、原味海苔、蛋白棒可以吗
dī táng líng shí yǒu nǎ xiē ? mó 芋 shuǎng , yuán wèi hǎi 苔 , dàn bái bàng kě yǐ ma
What are the low-sugar snacks? Can konjac cool, original seaweed, and protein bars be accepted?
恶魔摧毁了广岛和长崎。
èmó cuīhuǐ le Guǎngdǎo hé Chángqí.
The devil destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
这人把灵魂卖给魔鬼。
Zhè rén bǎ línghún mài gěi móguǐ.
The man sold his soul to the devil.
地狱空空荡荡，魔鬼都在人间。
Dìyù kōngkōng-dàngdàng, móguǐ dōu zài rénjiān.
Hell is empty, and all the devils are here!
魔术师吸引了孩子们的注意。
Móshùshī xīyǐn le háizimen de zhùyì.
The magician had the children's attention.
Character Family
鬼 Radical Family — Characters sharing the ghost radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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