edit character approved 鬼 — "厶"
edit character approved 鬼 — "Changed etymology "
- 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.
- ◎ Distinguishing
- Sources
- 漢語多功能字庫
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.4
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 鬼 — "verify"