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The character for "charm" or "demon", pronounced mèi, originates from the traditional form 鬽, which itself was an ancient variant combining the semantic component 鬼 (ghost, spirit) with 彡, a component often denoting pattern or appearance, to signify a specific type of spectral entity. This was later standardized as 魅, where 鬼 remains to indicate its supernatural category, while the phonetic and semantic element 未 (not yet) was incorporated, possibly hinting at something obscure or not fully manifest. Over time, the character's meaning extended from its original concrete sense of a mountain ghost or goblin to encompass the abstract, captivating power of attraction and enchantment that such a being was thought to possess.
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她的笑容很有魅力。
这座城市有着独特的魅力。
那灯光制造出魅惑的气氛。
他的音乐魅力吸引了无数粉丝。
月光下，湖面上泛起神秘的魅影。
这款香水散发着迷人的魅力。
艺术的魅力在于它能触动心灵。
尽管时代变迁，经典文学的魅力永不褪色。