钟馗

鍾馗
Zhōng Kuí
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhong Kui, the demon queller of Chinese folk legend

Examples

HSK 5
Hěnduō jiātíng guònián shí huì zài mén shàng tiē Zhōng Kuí de huàxiàng.
At New Year many families put up a picture of Zhong Kui on their doors.
HSK 7-9
Chuánshuō Zhōng Kuí zhǎngde hěn chǒu, què zhuānmén zhuō guǐ.
Legend says Zhong Kui was very ugly, yet he made catching ghosts his business.

Tips

culture
The story goes that he came first in the imperial exam but was rejected for his ugly face and killed himself on the palace steps. Later the sick 唐玄宗 dreamt of him catching a small demon, woke up well, and had the painter 吴道子 paint him. His picture is hung at New Year and at the 端午 festival.

Stroke Order

钟 zhōng
馗 kuí