- 礻(spirit; ritual)RADICAL
- 申(display; thunder)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A divine spirit is a being whose thunder and lightning are the pronouncements transmitted by that sacred presence.
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神出鬼没
神出鬼没
lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
- ，。
He appeared and disappeared mysteriously, and no one knew where he was.
- 貳形adjective
fig. elusive
- ，。
This thief appears and disappears mysteriously, making him very difficult to catch.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鬼(ghost; demon (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 鬼 depicts a ghost with a large head and a twisted, terrifying body.
神出鬼没
Traditional神出鬼沒
lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
- ，。
He appeared and disappeared mysteriously, and no one knew where he was.
- 貳形adjective
fig. elusive
- ，。
This thief appears and disappears mysteriously, making him very difficult to catch.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 礻(spirit; ritual)RADICAL
- 申(display; thunder)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A divine spirit is a being whose thunder and lightning are the pronouncements transmitted by that sacred presence.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鬼(ghost; demon (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 鬼 depicts a ghost with a large head and a twisted, terrifying body.
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