一切經音義 2.206

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鬼魅（上歸葦反說文云人所歸也人死為鬼從甶從人從厶厶姦也春秋傳曰凢鬼有所歸乃不為厲和之至也古文作𩲡鬼音弗象鬼頭也厶音私下眉祕反山海經云魅之為物人身黑首縱目考聲云魅鬼神怪也說文云老物精也從鬼末聲也或作鬼[示*末]聲類作𩲐皆古字也）。

鬼魅 (The upper character is pronounced 歸 + 葦 [*guǐ*]. The *Shuowen* says: 'That to which people return (歸); when a person dies they become a ghost (鬼).' It takes 甶, 人, and 厶 as semantic components; 厶 denotes deceit. The *Chunqiu zhuan* says: 'Whenever a ghost has a place to return to, it does not become a malevolent spirit; this is the perfection of harmony.' The ancient form was written as 𩲡. 甶 is pronounced 弗 [*fú*], depicting a ghost's head; 厶 is pronounced 私 [*sī*]. The lower character is pronounced 眉 + 祕 [*mèi*]. The *Shanhaijing* says: 'The creature called 魅 has a human body, a black head, and vertical eyes.' The *Kaosheng* says: 'A demonic and spectral monstrous spirit.' The *Shuowen* says: 'The essence of an aged being.' It takes 鬼 as semantic classifier and 末 as phonetic component; sometimes written with [示*末]. The *Shenglei* writes it as 𩲐; all these are ancient forms).