魔 = 麻 + 鬼

魔 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “demon”. It is built from 麻 (hemp) and 鬼 (ghost).

Keyword: demon
Pinyin (Mandarin): mó
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: demon, evil spirits, демоны, злые духи, evil spirits
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 魔 witch

Decomposition

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麻 hemp
鬼 ghost

How to find 魔 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hemp” + “ghost”. 魔 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 魔 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.