Chinese folk deity

C25075
concept

A Chinese folk deity is a supernatural being venerated in Chinese popular religion, often associated with local legends, ancestral spirits, or personified natural forces, and worshipped for protection, blessings, and guidance in daily life.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Chinese folk deity canonical 4
Chinese folk religion deity 3
figure in Chinese mythology 3

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Chinese folk deity
Generated description
A Chinese folk deity is a supernatural being venerated in Chinese popular religion, often associated with local legends, ancestral spirits, or personified natural forces, and worshipped for protection, blessings, and guidance in daily life.

Instances (16)

Instance Via concept surface
Yu Gong character in Chinese folklore
Kitchen God —
Guandi Chinese folk religion deity
Bixia Yuanjun Taoist goddess
Gaoyang figure in Chinese mythology
Changyi (in most traditions)
surface form: Changyi
figure in Chinese mythology
Changpu (in some traditions)
surface form: Changpu
figure in Chinese mythology
Guangze Zunwang —
Fude Zhengshen —
Lord of the Soil and Ground Chinese folk deity title
土地公 —
福德正神 中国民间信仰神祇
Tianhou Chinese sea goddess
Queen Mother of the West (in some traditions)
surface form: Queen Mother of the West
Chinese goddess
Zhang Xingcai person in Chinese folklore
Wang Ye Chinese folk religion deity