鬼

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese_radical/鬼

Glyph origin
– a man or figure with an ugly face and tail.

Compare, where the also derives from a face.

It may not be clear from the character, but the lower right “dot” is a small ; it is a residual tail – compare.

Etymology
. May be related to: See also.
 * with k-nominalisation and endoactive tone B, lit. "the thing which is doing the overawing" (Childs-Johnson, 1995 apud ; ), or
 * ( ; Carr, 1985 apud ), yet consider this connection, while semantically plausible, to be a folk etymology; as  and  had different Old Chinese rhymes & thus were likely unrelated.

Definitions

 * 1) ghost; apparition; spirit
 * 2) devil; demon
 * 3) goblin
 * 4) stealthy; tricky; furtive
 * 5) sinister plot; dirty trick
 * 6) devilish; damned; ghastly
 * 7)  clever; smart; quick
 * 8)  fool; blockhead; guy; moral imbecile
 * 9)  -ard
 * 10)  imp; urchin
 * 11)  Caucasian or Western person
 * 12)  traitor; rat; mole
 * 13)  opponent trying to steal the ball
 * 14)  so; very
 * 15)  suspicious
 * 16)  the hell
 * 17)  who the hell; what the hell
 * 1)  imp; urchin
 * 2)  Caucasian or Western person
 * 3)  traitor; rat; mole
 * 4)  opponent trying to steal the ball
 * 5)  so; very
 * 6)  suspicious
 * 7)  the hell
 * 8)  who the hell; what the hell
 * 1)  traitor; rat; mole
 * 2)  opponent trying to steal the ball
 * 3)  so; very
 * 4)  suspicious
 * 5)  the hell
 * 6)  who the hell; what the hell
 * 1)  who the hell; what the hell
 * 1)  who the hell; what the hell
 * 1)  who the hell; what the hell
 * 1)  who the hell; what the hell

Synonyms






Descendants
Others:

Etymology 1


From.

Thought to be derived from.

Noun

 * 1) ghost
 * 2) evil spirit, demon, ogre
 * 3)  someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability, a demon
 * 4) "it" in a game of tag/hide and seek ( onigokko, "pretend spirits")
 * 1)  someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability, a demon
 * 2) "it" in a game of tag/hide and seek ( onigokko, "pretend spirits")
 * 1) "it" in a game of tag/hide and seek ( onigokko, "pretend spirits")
 * 1) "it" in a game of tag/hide and seek ( onigokko, "pretend spirits")

Proper noun

 * 1)  the  constellation, one of the

Etymology
From.