Chinese symbol for “exorcism”
驱邪
qū xié
Traditional: 驅邪
to drive out devils; exorcism
The closest CC-CEDICT match for exorcism is 驱邪 (qū xié), defined as: to drive out devils; exorcism.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 驱邪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驱动 (驅動) | qū dòng | to drive; to propel |
| 驱逐 (驅逐) | qū zhú | to expel; to deport |
| 先驱 (先驅) | xiān qū | to pioneer; pioneer; trailblazer |
| 驱逐舰 (驅逐艦) | qū zhú jiàn | destroyer (warship) |
| 驱使 (驅使) | qū shǐ | to urge; to prompt |
| 驱赶 (驅趕) | qū gǎn | to drive (vehicle); to drive out |
| 邪恶 (邪惡) | xié è | sinister; vicious |
| 邪教 | xié jiào | evil cult |
See also: Japanese symbol for “exorcism”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.