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Translingual
Han character
魁 (Kangxi radical 194, 鬼+4, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹戈卜十 (HIYJ), four-corner 24210, composition ⿺鬼斗)
Derived characters
References
- 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
Glyph origin
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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.
Etymology
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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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Pronunciation 1
| 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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/*ˁuj/
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/*ˁuj/
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/*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. * 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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Definitions
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
References
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
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.
- 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.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
魁
- (Hokkien) Used in 魁頭／魁头 (khe-thâu).
Japanese
Kanji
魁
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- One who charges ahead of others
- leader, forerunner
Readings
Korean
Hanja
魁 (eum 괴 (goe))
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Vietnamese
Han character
魁: Hán Nôm readings: khôi
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