五瘟神

五瘟神
wēnshén

five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence

    • The Five Plague Gods are deities in folk legends.

  2. noun

    cf four horsemen of the apocalypse

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (two; two horizontal strokes)RADICAL
  • (diagonal stroke indicating the number five)ASSOCIATIVE

A number carved between two horizontal lines resembles the ancient finger-counting method.

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