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揆
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prime minister

HSK 10
Human →Actions
kuí
キ
はかりごと、はか.る
규
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 癸 10th heavenly stem =
揆 prime minister
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
hand
癸 Phonetic component
guǐ 10th heavenly stem
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
揆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
揆 [kuí]
consider; estimate
Japanese
揆 き 同音
noun rare way; method
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
揆 はかる
Hakaru given name
揆 はるか
Haruka given name
CHINESE WORDS (2)
阁揆 [gé​kuí]
premier
阁揆 [gé​kuí]
premier
JAPANESE WORDS (9)
一揆 [いっき] #38,259
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising)
一向一揆 [いっこういっき] #83,319
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
百姓一揆 [ひゃくしょういっき] #92,062
peasant uprising (Edo period)
軌を一にする [きをいつにする] #117,631
to concur
土一揆 [つちいっき] #123,248
peasant uprising (Muromachi period)
農民一揆 [のうみんいっき] #142,132
agrarian revolt
国一揆 [くにいっき] #181,461
province-wide uprising (Muromachi period)
徳政一揆 [とくせいいっき] #195,375
uprising demanding debt cancellation orders (Muromachi period)
ミュンヘン一揆 [ミュンヘンいっき]
Beer Hall Putsch (1923)