魖

xu̅ = xu + Ø1

black / see 黑魖魖[hei1 xu1 xu1]

魖 character breakdown

魖
- 虚
  - 业
  - 虍
    - 七
      - 一
      - 乚
    - 卜
      - 丨
      - 丶
    - 厂
- 鬼
  - 儿
    - 丿
    - 乚
  - 厶
  - 白
    - 丶
    - 日
      - 一
      - 囗

xu̅ = xu + Ø1

emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain

虚 = 业 + 虍 : Xu Xian (xu) and the bullfrog (业) were preparing for a football game in front of the space station (Ø1) and had already painted eye black stripes (虍) onto each other when suddenly a black hole (虚) appeared and sucked their eye black off again before collapsing.

鬼

guǐ = gu + ei3

ghost / demon / terrible / damnable / clever / sly / crafty / (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc) / one of the 28 constellations

鬼 = 白 + 儿 + 厶 : Mnemonic symbol: a demon.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is being haunted by a demon (鬼) in the Eiffel Tower (ei3). She has to hide in the nostril of a fake nose (厶) and wave a white flag (白), but one day Sun Wukong (儿) arrives and drives the demon away.