Wu Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Stone (shí)
Grave accent (kuǐ)
Kangxi strokes: 15
Page 834, Entry 24
Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state the pronunciation is kui (rising tone), with a sound identical to wei (rising tone). It refers to the name of a mountain. The Commentary on the Classic of Water (Shuijingzhu) records: To the west of Mount Li, there is an earthen mound in the river, called Fengliang, which was originally located to the north of Mount Kui.
It also refers to the name of a deity. The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) records: Mount Changliu in the Western Mountains is actually the palace of the deity known as the Kui clan.
The Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) explains it as kuiwei, describing the appearance of a rocky mountain. It also denotes danger.
Additionally, it is pronounced kui (third tone), with a sound identical to kui (third tone). Kuilei refers to stones.