mèi

kind of forest demon

A forest  demon  also provides the pronunciation

Components
鬼 meaning component

  Meaning component

guǐ

  

ghost

未 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

wèi

  

not yet

Evolution

魅 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
魅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
魅 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

mèi

kind of forest demon, elf; demon; magic; to charm

Most common words with 魅
Freq.
Word
Meaning

魅力

charm

demon

有魅力

attractive

鬼魅

demon

魅惑

to entice