kuí

name
place
archaic

Meaning of

夔 means a mythical one-legged dragon-like beast; Kuizhou, an old prefecture (seat in modern Fengjie, Chongqing). Pronounced kuí.

  • a mythical one-legged dragon-like beast
  • Kuizhou, an old prefecture (seat in modern Fengjie, Chongqing)
  • a Chinese surname

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

 
Shān
hǎi
jīng
 
zhōng
zǎi
zhe
zhǒng
míng
wéi
kuí
de
shén
shòu
 

The 'Classic of Mountains and Seas' records a mythical beast named Kui.

Huáng
yòng
kuí
de
zhì
zuò
zhàn
 

The Yellow Emperor used the skin of the Kui beast to make war drums.