155ax) 厶 / 私

si / si

private

newborn baby

155a) 鬼 / 魔鬼

gui / mogui

ghost; devil

devil head 甶 [fú] + person 儿⁷¹[rén] + newborn baby/private 厶⁹³[sī]

A person (儿) with a devil’s head (甶), together with a newborn baby (厶) sacrificed as offering, combined to mean the devil.

155b) 畏

wei

fear

devil head 田→甶 [fú] + person with weapons [symbol]

Symbolizes a person wearing a devil’s mask (甶) with weapons (symbol). Imagine how fearful that would be at night.

155c) 喂

wei

telephone greeting; hello

mouth 口 [kǒu] + fear 畏 [wèi]

Signifies calling (口) out to someone – Hello? Anyone? – in fear (畏) when walking about at night and feeling something eerie. Now it is used to get attention of someone or when answering the phone.