魔 Strokes Write it Listen 魔 mó demon, evil spirit; magic, spell HSK 7–9 20 strokes Radical 鬼 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from麻soundmáhemp, flax, sesame; numb鬼meaningguǐghost; demon; sly, mischievous How it works鬼 hints at the meaning (demon), and 麻 má hints at the sound.