魈
usually seen in: mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) (山魈)
Closest English meanings
mountain demon·goblin
The Calligrapher — Wáng Wénbǐng 王文秉
Five Dynasties seal-script master whose small seal surpassed Xu Xuan.
Five Dynasties calligrapher (), master of seal script — known for 小篆名家. Five Dynasties period
Cultural Story
魈 sets 鬼 beside 肖 and names a mountain demon of Chinese folklore, a goblin haunting cliffs and forests. Later naturalists borrowed it for a real, red-faced ape of the hills.
Common words & phrases
- 山魈 mandrill · mountain demon
Read the story behind the character
魈 lives in 山魈, once a mountain demon of legend and now the mandrill, the vivid primate with a blue-and-red face. Zoos and field guides use the same word the old ghosts owned. The character bridges myth and the monkey house without a blink.
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