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魁

kuí

chief, leader; best; monstrous

💡 Ideographic: One who fought 斗 a ghost 鬼; 鬼 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 13 strokes Common (26%)
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鬼
guǐ
ghost; demon; sly, mischievous
斗
dòu
to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
⿺鬼斗 i

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Component Tree i

guǐ
鬼
ghost; demon; sly, mischievous
📷 Pictographic: A ghost with a scary face
9 strokes HSK 5
dòu
斗
to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
💡 Ideographic: A hand holding a measuring dipper
4 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 魁 (18)

kuí
魁 ↗
chief / head / outstanding / exceptional / stalwart
zuìkuí
罪魁 ↗
criminal ringleader / chief culprit / fig. cause of a problem
kuíwú
魁梧 ↗
tall and sturdy
kuíyuán
魁元 ↗
brightest and best / chief / first among peers
Kuíběikè
魁北克 ↗
Quebec province, Canada
Kuíběikèshì
魁北克市 ↗
Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada
Kuíxīng
魁星 ↗
stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper / Kuixing, Daoist God of fate
Kuíxīnggé
魁星阁 ↗
temple to Kuixing, Daoist God of fate
kuíhān
魁蚶 ↗
arc clam (Arca inflata)
Línkuí
临魁 ↗
Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors [[炎帝<Yándì>]] descended from Shennong [[神農|神农<Shénnóng>]] Farmer God
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