Chinese Character Wiki
夔

kuí

one-legged monster

Pictograph of Kui, a figure in ancient Chinese mythology.

Evolution

夔 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
夔 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
夔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
夔 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
夔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

夔  

kuí

one-legged monster; walrus

夔  

Kuí

one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology; Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing; Chinese rain god; surname Kui

Most common words with 夔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

夔

surname Kui

夔州

Kuizhou, ancient area of modern Fengjie County 奉節縣|奉节县[Fèng​jié​Xiàn], Chongqing

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

憂 犪

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*ɡrul

ɡˠiuɪ

kuí

the Kui


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4330th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

21

Unicode

U+5914

Shuowen

“夔，神魖也。如龍，一足，从夊，象有角、手、人面之形。”


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