鬼
guǐ HSK5

ghost

  • edit character approved 鬼 — "厶" by Prismcool
    Components
    • + 厶 Distinguishing
    • - ◎ Distinguishing

    Changed: components

    edit character by Prismcool

  • edit character approved 鬼 — "Changed etymology " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Pictograph of a human-like being with an unnatural head and a tail. → Pictograph of a person (人) with the head of a ghost/demon (甶). 厶 was later added as a decorative mark.
    Components
    • ◎ Distinguishing
      • hint: Depicts a tail. → (empty)
      • type: iconic → distinguishing
    • + 甶 Iconic Used here to depict the head of a ghost/demon.
    Sources

    Changed: hint, components, sources

    edit character by Prismcool

  • edit character approved 鬼 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Sources

    Changed: verified, sources

    edit character by Peter Olson