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奎 (kuí): Stride of man — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 奎

奎宁 • kuíníng • quinine (medicine)

kuí奎

níng宁

quinine (medicine)

奎屯 • kuítún • Kuitun (city in Xinjiang)

kuí奎

tún屯

Kuitun (city in Xinjiang)

奎星 • kuíxīng • Kuixing (star in Chinese constellation)

kuí奎

xīng星

Kuixing (star in Chinese constellation)

5.

Example Sentences

kuí奎

tún屯

shì是

xīn新

jiāng疆

běi北

bù部

de的

yī一

gè个

zhòng重

yào要

chéng城

shì市

。

Kuitun is an important city in northern Xinjiang.

kuí奎

xīng星

zài在

zhōng中

guó国

gǔ古

dài代

bèi被

rèn

zhè这

zhǒng种

yào药

hán含

yǒu有

kuí奎

níng宁

，

kě

Information

Pinyinkuí

Meaningstride of man; one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions

Strokes9

Radical大

Traditional—

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#2608

Zhuyinㄎㄨㄟˊ

UnicodeU+594E

CangjieKGG

认

wéi为

shì是

zhǔ主

guǎn管

wén文

yùn运

de的

shén神

。

Kuixing was considered the god in charge of literary fortune in ancient China.

可

yǐ以

zhì治

liáo疗

nüè疟

jí疾

。

This medicine contains quinine and can treat malaria.

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Characters pronounced "kui".

傀kuǐgreat, gigantic; puppet
岿kuīgrand, stately; secure, lasting
盔kuīhelmet; bowl; basin
魁kuíchief, leader; large, big
篑kuibasket (for carrying earth)
窥kuīto peep, to spy, to look through a small opening

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Characters with radical "大".

奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
奋fènto exert oneself; to strive
夭yāoyoung, fresh-looking; die young
头tóuhead
奄yǎnere long; remain, tarry; feeble
奔bènto run quickly; to hurry

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