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Keyword
chief
  • leader
  • best
  • monstrous
Frequency
#2658
Strokes
13
Readings
kuí
Mnemonic
One who fought 斗 a ghost 鬼; 鬼 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
罪魁祸首zuìkuíhuòshǒu
(idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
魁kuí
chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart
党魁dǎngkuí
party boss
魁北克Kuíběikè
Quebec province, Canada
魁梧kuíwú
tall and sturdy
罪魁zuìkuí
criminal ringleader; chief culprit; fig. cause of a problem
花魁huākuí
the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom); (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan
夺魁duókuí
to win the championship; to take first place
魁星Kuíxīng
stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper; Kuixing, Daoist God of fate
魁伟kuíwěi
tall and big; stalwart
魁首kuíshǒu
chief; first; brightest and best
魁星阁Kuíxīnggé
temple to Kuixing, Daoist God of fate
魁元kuíyuán
brightest and best; chief; first among peers
渠魁qúkuí
rebel leader; ringleader; bandit chieftain