魁
Meanings
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- 1.chief
- 2.head
- 3.outstanding
- 4.exceptional
- 5.stalwart
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Wiktionary
- 1.first; leading; best
- 2.chief; leader; head
- 3.tall and big; imposing; stalwart
- 4.outstanding; prominent; exceptional
- 5.soup ladle; dipper; spoon
- 6.Dubhe (the first star in the Big Dipper, farthest from the handle)
- 7.the four stars comprising the bowl of the Big Dipper
- 8.mound; small hill
- 9.blood clam
- 10.a surname
- 11.used in 魁頭／魁头 (khe-thâu)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰuːl): phonetic 鬼 (OC *kulʔ) + semantic 斗 (“ladle”) – soup ladle.
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Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
夺魁 to win the championship; to take first place渠魁 rebel leader; ringleader; bandit chieftain魁首 chief魁蚶 arc clam (Arca inflata)临魁 Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God魁梧 tall and sturdy魁星 stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper罪魁 criminal ringleader魁伟 tall and big花魁 the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom)魁元 brightest and best党魁 party boss