虁 (kuí) - Kui — a legendary one-legged mountain demon or & also refers to a type of dragon.
虁 · kuí
Kui — a legendary one-legged mountain demon or monster in Chinese mythology;
also refers to a type of dragon.
Kui — a legendary one-legged mountain demon oralso refers to a type of dragon.
Usage highlights
Kui monsterKui dragonKui patternmountain KuiKui oxKui drum
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The Kui is a mythical one-legged creature (夔).
- Ancient texts describe Kui as a mountain demon (山夔).
- Kui patterns appear on ancient bronze vessels (夔纹).
- The Kui dragon was said to create thunder (夔龙).
Collocations
- Kui monster(夔兽)
- Kui dragon(夔龙)
- Kui pattern(夔纹)
- mountain Kui(山夔)
- Kui ox(夔牛)
- Kui drum(夔鼓)
Idioms
- One Kui is enough(一夔已足)
- Kui arouses waves(夔起涟漪)
Cultural background
FAQ- Appears in ancient Chinese texts like 'Classic of Mountains and Seas' (山海经) as a one-legged mythical beast.
- Kui patterns were commonly used in Shang and Zhou dynasty bronze decorations.
- In later mythology, Kui was sometimes conflated with dragon imagery.