TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
魔
ㄇㄛˊ · mó
noun — a demon, devil; the uncanny (魔力、魔術)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tmá → mó — same sound, tone lifts
A spirit (鬼) under 麻 má, which carries the sound — the demon. A late word brought in with Buddhist texts; the sound lifts a tone from má to mó. From the demon comes everything uncanny and beguiling: 魔力、魔術.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
麻（麻）下藏著一個 鬼（鬼）——看不真切，卻處處作怪。
Under the hemp-sign (麻) hides a ghost (鬼) — never quite seen, working its tricks everywhere.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)魔鬼、惡魔— a demon, a devil常用
→魔力、魔術— uncanny power; magic
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension