qū​mèi

disenchantment

expel

To banish  a spirit  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shì show
SoundMeaning component
go away

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰa
Unicodekiu

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

mèi kind of forest demon

Components

Meaning component
guǐ ghost
SoundMeaning component
wèi not yet

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmijHmr[ə][t]-s 魑魅 trhje.mijH a kind of demon

說文解字

《說文》:“鬽,老精物也。从鬼、彡。彡,鬼毛。魅,或从未聲。,古文。,籀文,从彖首,从尾省聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica