魅 = 鬼 + 未

魅 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “kind of forest demon”. It is built from 鬼 (ghost) and 未 (not yet).

Keyword: kind of forest demon
Pinyin (Mandarin): mèi
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: kind of forest demon, elf, лесной демон, эльф, elf
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 魅 fascination

Decomposition

ids

鬼 ghost
未 not yet

How to find 魅 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ghost” + “not yet”. 魅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 魅 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.