夔(kuí)

21 strokes

one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology

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Character information

Pinyin
kuí
Meaning
one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology; Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing; Chinese rain god; surname Kui
Strokes
21
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 夔 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿳？⿲止自巳夊

A monster with a face, a nose 自, and one foot 夊

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

止zhǐ自zì巳sì夊suī

Parts are arranged three parts stacked.

How to write 夔 step by step

21 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 夔

Common words using 夔 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kuí夔kuí夔

awestruck and fearful

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kuí夔zhōu州

Kuizhou, ancient area of modern Fengjie County 奉节县, C…

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yī一kuí夔yǐ已zú足

one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)

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From 夔’s common words

州一已足

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