奎

kuí

k+uí·2nd tone

crotch

Radical: 大 Strokes: 9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

大头天夫失太奇夷奉夺奏套

Same radical

大头天夫失太奇夷奉夺奏套奥奔夹

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Character Decomposition

奎=大+圭

Etymology

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Meanings

crotch

15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy

kuí

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Words with 奎 33 total

quinine (loanword)奎宁kuí níng Kuixing, the Great Bear, one of the 28 constellations奎星Kuí xīng Jacqueline (name)杰奎琳Jié kuí lín tonic water; quinine water奎宁水kuí níng shuǐ Kuytun, a county-level city in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang奎屯市Kuí tún Shì Kuiwen, a district of Weifang City, Shandong奎文区Kuí wén Qū L'Aquila, Italy拉奎拉Lā kuí lā Wangkui, a county in Suihua City, Heilongjiang望奎县Wàng kuí Xiàn surname Aquinas · Thomas Aquinas 托馬斯··阿奎纳 (1225-1274)阿奎纳A1 kuí nà

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