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魁
kuí
1. chief
2. head
3. outstanding
4. exceptional
5. stalwart
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

魁
kuí
chief, leader; best; monstrous
13 丶

Compound Words (17)

夺魁
duókuí
to seize
渠魁
qúkuí
rebel leader
罪魁
zuìkuí
criminal ringleader
临魁
Línkuí
Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors [[炎帝<Yándì>]] descended from Shennong [[神農|神农<Shénnóng>]] Farmer God
魁伟
kuíwěi
tall and big
魁元
kuíyuán
brightest and best
魁星
Kuíxīng
stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper
魁梧
kuíwú
tall and sturdy
魁蚶
kuíhān
arc clam (Arca inflata)
魁首
kuíshǒu
chief
党魁
dǎngkuí
faction leader
易洛魁
Yìluòkuí
Iroquois
魁北克
Kuíběikè
Quebec province, Canada
魁星阁
Kuíxīnggé
temple to Kuixing, Daoist God of fate
祸首罪魁
huòshǒuzuìkuí
main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
罪魁祸首
zuìkuíhuòshǒu
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
魁北克市
Kuíběikèshì
Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada

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Character Frequency Rank
2,598
Word Frequency Rank
6,758 of 84,292

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