魔
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mó · demon, evil spirit

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20Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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鬼Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 魔

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móWords pronounced mó
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Example sentences

Notice where 魔 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ bú shì mó fǎ shī.我不是魔法師。

I'm not a magician.

Source: Tatoeba #1329350 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mó guǐ bī wǒ zhè me zuò de.魔鬼逼我这么做的。

The Devil made me do it.

Source: Tatoeba #3076569 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ bú shì gè hǎo de mó shù shī.萨米不是个好的魔术师。

Sami is not good at being a magician.

Source: Tatoeba #7976842 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú shì mó nǚ.我不是魔女。

I am not a witch.

Source: Tatoeba #796139 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège guài wù zhī chī mó fǎ shāng hài.这个怪物只吃魔法伤害。

This monster only takes magic damage.

Source: Tatoeba #13918948 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yào yòng mó fǎ bǎ tā biàn chéng yì zhī qīng wā!我要用魔法把他變成一隻青蛙!

I'll bewitch him into a frog!

Source: Tatoeba #417786 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 魔 in context

  1. Say mó, then recall the core meaning: demon, evil spirit.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 魔法 (mó fǎ), meaning “enchantment”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 魔 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.