夜叉

Traditional form:

夜叉

Pinyin (reading):

yèchā

Definitions:

• yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword)
• (fig.) ferocious-looking person

Characters:

• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night
• 叉 - fork; prong; cross, intersect

Traditional characters:

• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night
• 叉 - fork; prong; cross, intersect