魘 = 厭 + 鬼

魘 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “nightmare”. It is built from 厭 (dislike) and 鬼 (ghost).

Keyword: nightmare
Pinyin (Mandarin): yǎn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: nightmare, bad dreams, кошмар, плохие сны, bad dreams

Decomposition

ids

厭 dislike
鬼 ghost

How to find 魘 without knowing its reading

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

Open 魘 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.