kuí櫆（魁）
櫆（魁）
common
literary
Meaning of 櫆
櫆 means the Big Dipper (star constellation); chief; leader; head. Pronounced kuí.
- the Big Dipper (star constellation)
- chief; leader; head
- tall and big; stalwart
Character Info
Radical大
Strokes9
Stroke Order
櫆
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
guān观
xīng星
zhě者
cháng常
yǐ以
kuí魁
xīng星
zhǐ指
yǐn引
fāng方
xiàng向
。
Ancient stargazers often used the Big Dipper to guide their direction.
《
Shǐ史
jì记
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
guān关
yú于
kuí魁
xīng星
de的
jì记
zǎi载
。
There are records about the Big Dipper in the "Records of the Grand Historian".
Common Words
魁首kuíshǒu
leading talent; chief; champion
魁梧kuíwú
burly; strapping; tall and strong
夺魁 / 奪魁duókuí
compete for first place; win the championship
魁星kuíxīng
four stars of the Big Dipper; god of literature
花魁huākuí
queen of flowers (esp. plum blossom); top courtesan
党魁 / 黨魁dǎngkuí
party boss; leader of a political party
魁伟 / 魁偉kuíwěi
tall and sturdy; burly; strapping