魔怔 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

mózhēng

crazed

mó demon

Phonosemantic compound. 鬼 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound.

麻 Sound component

má, ma hemp

鬼 Meaning component

guǐ ghost

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	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	maːl

《說文新附》：“魔，鬼也。从鬼，麻聲。”

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound.

忄 Meaning component

xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

正 Sound component

zhèng, zheng, zhēng correct

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	tjeŋ