kuí

common
noun
name

Meaning of

奎 means one of the 28 lunar mansions; surname Kui. Pronounced kuí.

  • one of the 28 lunar mansions
  • surname Kui

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Definitions & Examples

èr
shí
宿
zhōng
de
kuí
宿
shì
西
fāng
宿
de
宿
 

Kui Mansion, one of the 28 lunar mansions, is the first mansion of the Western Quadrant.

dài
tiān
wén
xué
jiā
jiāng
kuí
宿
shì
wéi
xiàng
zhēng
wén
zhāng
 
wén
yùn
de
xīng
guān
 

Ancient astronomers regarded Kui Mansion as an asterism symbolizing literature and academic fortune.

 
Shǐ
 ·
Tiān
Guān
Shū
 
zhōng
zǎi
le
kuí
宿
de
tiān
wén
wèi
zhì
 

Records of the Grand Historian · Treatise on Celestial Officials records the astronomical position of Kui Mansion.

zài
nóng
zhān
xīng
shù
zhōng
 
kuí
宿
duì
yìng
de
fāng
wèi
shì
西
fāng
 

In lunar astrology, Kui Mansion corresponds to the western direction.

dài
xíng
jūn
shí
cháng
kuí
宿
de
wèi
zhì
lái
què
dìng
fāng
wèi
 

Ancient armies often used the position of Kui Mansion to determine their direction.