懂中文 Dong Chinese

魁

kuí

chief

One who fought 斗 a ghost 鬼; 鬼 also provides the pronunciation

Components
鬼 sound,meaning component

鬼  Sound Meaning component

guǐ

  

ghost

斗 meaning component

斗  Meaning component

dǒu, dòu

  

ladle

Evolution

魁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
魁 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
魁 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
魁 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

魁  

kuí

chief; leader; best; monstrous; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart

Most common words with 魁
Freq.
Word
Meaning

罪魁祸首

fig. main cause of a disaster

魁

chief

魁梧

tall and sturdy

夺魁

to seize

花魁

the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom)

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

櫆