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Zhong Kui

Meet Zhong Kui, the super-strong hero who chases away spooky ghosts and bad guys!

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<div class='fn'> <div style='font-weight:bold;display:inline-block;'><div style='display:inline-block' dir='ltr' lang='en'><i>Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shōki) the Demon Queller <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79476340#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' srcset='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span></i></div></div><div style='display: none;'>title QS:P1476,en:'Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shōki) the Demon Queller <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79476340#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' srcset='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span>'</div> <div style='display: none;'>label QS:Len,'Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shōki) the Demon Queller <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79476340#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' srcset='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span>'</div></div>

<div class='fn'> <div style='font-weight:bold;display:inline-block;'><div style='display:inline-block' dir='ltr' lang='en'><i>Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shōki) the Demon Queller <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79476340#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' srcset='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span></i></div></div><div style='display: none;'>title QS:P1476,en:'Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shōki) the Demon Queller <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79476340#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' srcset='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span>'</div> <div style='display: none;'>label QS:Len,'Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shōki) the Demon Queller <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79476340#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' srcset='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span>'</div></div>

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Zhong Kui by Shibata Zeshin
Zhong Kui (Musée du Quai Branly)
<div class='fn'> <div style='font-weight:bold;display:inline-block;'><div style='display:inline-block' dir='ltr' lang='en'><i>Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shōki) the Demon Queller <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79488842#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span></i></div></div><div style='display: none;'>title QS:P1476,en:'Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shōki) the Demon Queller <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79488842#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span>'</div> <div style='display: none;'>label QS:Len,'Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shōki) the Demon Queller <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79488842#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span>'</div></div>
Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shōki) the Demon Queller
File:' Deity ' Zhong Kui the Demon Queller.JPG
Zhong Kui - Ghost Catcher
<div class='fn'> <div style='font-weight:bold;display:inline-block;'><div style='display:inline-block' dir='ltr' lang='en'><i>Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shoki) the Demon Queller and Pine <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79489632#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' srcset='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span></i></div></div><div style='display: none;'>title QS:P1476,en:'Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shoki) the Demon Queller and Pine <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79489632#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' srcset='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span>'</div> <div style='display: none;'>label QS:Len,'Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Zhong Kui (Shoki) the Demon Queller and Pine <span class='mw-valign-text-top' typeof='mw:File/Frameless'><a href='https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79489632#P1476' title='Edit this at Wikidata'><img alt='Edit this at Wikidata' src='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png' decoding='async' width='10' height='10' class='mw-file-element' srcset='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x' data-file-width='20' data-file-height='20'></a></span>'</div></div>
報歲鍾馗 Cymbidium sinense 'Devil Catcher Zhong-Kui' [香港沙田國蘭展 Shatin Orchid Show, Hong Kong]
<div class='fn'> Zhong Kui <br> 鍾馗像</div>
File:Yan Hui - The Lantern Night Excursion of Zhong Kui - 1961.206 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
030 Zhong Kui

Key Facts

Guardian Type
Taoist deity and vanquisher of ghosts.
Appearance
Large man with a big black beard and bulging eyes.
Supernatural Ability
Commands 80,000 demons to do his bidding.
Symbolic Association
Often associated with the five bats of fortune.

Who is This Big Guy?

Imagine a super-strong protector with a giant black beard and eyes that look like they're about to pop out! That's Zhong Kui! He's not just strong, he's a special hero from old stories who is super good at scaring away ghosts and anything spooky. He's like the ultimate guardian for homes and shops, making sure only good things happen.

Zhong Kui's Ghost-Busting Powers!

Zhong Kui has an amazing superpower: he can boss around 80,000 little helpers, kind of like having a whole army of tiny friends! These helpers are actually demons, but Zhong Kui uses them to do good things, like catching bad spirits. He's so good at his job that people used to paint his picture on their doors to keep scary things away.

Where Did Zhong Kui Come From?

Long, long ago, in ancient China, people told stories about Zhong Kui. They believed he was a brave hero who protected them from evil. His legend grew and spread to other countries, like Japan, where he's known as Shōki. People loved the idea of a powerful protector, so his image became famous everywhere!

Zhong Kui's Lucky Friends!

Did you know Zhong Kui is sometimes shown with five little bats? That might sound a little spooky, but in Chinese stories, bats are actually good luck! They're like little symbols of happiness and fortune. So, Zhong Kui isn't just a ghost-buster, he also brings good luck and helps keep everything happy and safe.

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