Component 畏 a demon with a stick in hand

Component 畏 a demon with a stick in hand

畏, a pictographic character of a demon/ghost/spirit with a stick in hand frightening people, serves as phonetic component to form characters. 


In modern Chinese 畏 means: fear, dread, awe, reverence.

Characters formed by the phonetic component 畏

喂 偎 谓 渭 餵 煨 猥 隈