魁 (Kangxi radical 194, 鬼+4, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹戈卜十 (HIYJ), four-corner 24210, composition ⿺鬼斗)
- 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
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Old Chinese
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謉
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*tkuːlʔ, *krul
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瑰
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*kuːl, *ɡuːl
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傀
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*kuːl, *kʰuːlʔ
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藱
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*kuːl
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魁
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*kʰuːl
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磈
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*kʰuːlʔ, *qulʔ
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塊
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*kʰuːls, *kʰruːds
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嵬
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*ŋɡuːl, *ŋɡuːlʔ
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隗
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*ŋɡuːlʔ
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槐
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*ɡuːl, *ɡruːl
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瘣
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*ɡuːlʔ
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廆
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*ɡuːlʔ
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溾
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*ɡuːlʔ, *qruːl
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螝
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*ɡuːls, *krul
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褢
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*ɡruːl
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騩
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*krul, *kruls, *kul
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愧
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*kruls
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媿
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*kruls
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聭
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*kruls
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餽
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*ɡruls
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鬼
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*kulʔ
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魏
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*ŋɡuls
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巍
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*ŋul
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犩
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*ŋul, *ŋuls
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kʰuːl) : phonetic 鬼 (OC *kulʔ) + semantic 斗 (“ladle”) – soup ladle.
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to 傀 (OC *kuːl, *kʰuːlʔ) "extraordinary" > "great"?”
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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魁
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魁
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魁
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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kuí
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kuí
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kuí
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Middle Chinese
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‹ khwoj ›
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‹ khwoj ›
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‹ khwoj ›
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Old Chinese
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/*[kʰ]ˁuj/
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/*[kʰ]ˁuj/
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/*[kʰ]ˁuj/
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English
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great; principal; chief
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spoon
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mound
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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魁
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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4663
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Phonetic component
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鬼
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Rime group
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微
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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恢
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰuːl/
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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
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.]
志乎期费者,唯贾人也,人见其跂,犹之魁然。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 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.
今世之處士,魁然無徒,廓然獨居。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
今世之处士,魁然无徒,廓然独居。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Jīnshì zhī chùshì, kuài rán wú tú, kuò rán dújū. [Pinyin]
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魁
- (Hokkien) Used in 魁頭/魁头 (khe-thâu).
魁
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- One who charges ahead of others
- leader, forerunner
魁 (eum 괴 (goe))
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魁: Hán Nôm readings: khôi
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