魁
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
魁 (Kangxi radical 194, 鬼+4, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹戈卜十 (HIYJ), four-corner 24210, composition ⿺鬼斗)
Derived characters edit
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1461, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45785
- Dae Jaweon: page 1994, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4429, character 13
- Unihan data for U+9B41
Chinese edit
trad. | 魁 | |
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simp. # | 魁 | |
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Glyph origin edit
Old Chinese | |
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謉 | *tkuːlʔ, *krul |
瑰 | *kuːl, *ɡuːl |
傀 | *kuːl, *kʰuːlʔ |
藱 | *kuːl |
魁 | *kʰuːl |
磈 | *kʰuːlʔ, *qulʔ |
塊 | *kʰuːls, *kʰruːds |
嵬 | *ŋɡuːl, *ŋɡuːlʔ |
隗 | *ŋɡuːlʔ |
槐 | *ɡuːl, *ɡruːl |
瘣 | *ɡuːlʔ |
廆 | *ɡuːlʔ |
溾 | *ɡuːlʔ, *qruːl |
螝 | *ɡuːls, *krul |
褢 | *ɡruːl |
騩 | *krul, *kruls, *kul |
愧 | *kruls |
媿 | *kruls |
聭 | *kruls |
餽 | *ɡruls |
鬼 | *kulʔ |
魏 | *ŋɡuls |
巍 | *ŋul |
犩 | *ŋul, *ŋuls |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kʰuːl) : phonetic 鬼 (OC *kulʔ) + semantic 斗 (“ladle”) – soup ladle.
Etymology edit
Pronunciation 1 edit
Definitions edit
魁
- first; leading; best
- chief; leader; head
- tall and big; imposing; stalwart
- outstanding; prominent; exceptional
- (literary) soup ladle; dipper; spoon
- (literary, astronomy) Dubhe (the first star in the Big Dipper, farthest from the handle)
- (literary, astronomy) the four stars comprising the bowl of the Big Dipper
- (obsolete) mound; small hill
- (obsolete) blood clam
- a surname
Compounds edit
References edit
- “魁”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Pronunciation 2 edit
Definitions edit
魁
- † Alternative form of 塊/块 (kuài, “alone; solitary”)
- 志乎期費者,唯賈人也,人見其跂,猶之魁然。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Zhì hū qī fèi zhě, wéi gǔrén yě, rén jiàn qí qí, yóu zhī kuài rán. [Pinyin]
- He whose will is set on extensive acquisition is but a trafficker; others see how he stands on tiptoe, while he thinks that he appears solidly solitary thus.
志乎期费者,唯贾人也,人见其跂,犹之魁然。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Compounds edit
- 魁然 (kuàirán)
Pronunciation 3 edit
Definitions edit
魁
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
魁
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- One who charges ahead of others
- leader, forerunner
Readings edit
Korean edit
Hanja edit
魁 (eum 괴 (goe))
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