kuí

cheekbone

Components
九 sound component

  Sound component

jiǔ

  

nine

首 meaning component

  Meaning component

shǒu

  

head

head

Evolution

馗 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
馗 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
馗 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

kuí

cheekbone; path, road; intersection; crossroads; high

Most common words with 馗
Freq.
Word
Meaning

high

钟馗

(fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil