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

Etymology

Pictograph of Kui, a figure in ancient Chinese mythology.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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