武财神

武財神
wǔcáishén
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 martial god of wealth

Examples

HSK 7-9
Wǔcáishén yìbān chuān zhe kuījiǎ, shǒulǐ ná zhe bīngqì.
The martial god of wealth usually wears armour and holds a weapon.
HSK 7-9
Hěnduō shāngdiàn lǐ dōu gòng zhe wǔcáishén Guāngōng.
Many shops keep a shrine to Guan Gong, the martial god of wealth.

Tips

culture
The martial gods of wealth are 赵公明, who rides a black tiger and carries an iron whip, and 关公, the general 关羽, honoured for loyalty and keeping his word, which is why merchants favour him. The scholarly kind is the 文财神.

Stroke Order

武 wǔ
财 cái
神 shén