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馗

kuí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 crossroads / thoroughfare (literary)
  2. 2 cheekbone (literary)
  3. 3 (in 钟馗) Zhong Kui, the demon-quelling figure

Examples

钟馗是中国民间的捉鬼神。
Zhōng Kuí shì Zhōngguó mínjiān de zhuōguǐ shén.
Zhong Kui is the demon-catching deity of Chinese folk religion.
九馗指四通八达的大道。
Jiǔ kuí zhǐ sìtōngbādá de dàdào.
'Nine kui' refers to thoroughfares branching in all directions.

Tips

history
Mostly survives today in the name 钟馗 (Zhōng Kuí), the bearded, bug-eyed demon-queller of Tang legend. His painted image is hung at New Year and Duanwu Festival to ward off evil spirits.

In Pop Culture

钟馗 Zhōng Kuí
Zhong Kui
Tang-dynasty mythological figure who, after failing the imperial exam, returned as a ghost to hunt demons. Painted on doors at Duanwu and New Year.

Stroke Order

馗 kuí