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魁
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leader

HSK 7 N1
Human →Relations →Leaders
kuí
カイ
さきがけ、かしら
괴
One who fought 斗 a ghost 鬼; 鬼 also provides the pronunciation
Components
鬼 ghost+ 斗 big dipper =
魁 leader
鬼 Meaning component
guǐ ghost
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斗 Meaning component
dòu big dipper
variant of 鬥|斗[dòu]
Notes
Similar Characters
傀 gigantic塊 lump (trad/jp)嵬 rugged愧 ashamed槐 scholar tree瑰 marvelous畏 be afraid of隗 Wei醜 ugly (trad/jp)魂 soul魃 drought demon魄 vigor魅 enchant魆 black魇 dreams (simp)魈 mischevious魉 a kind of monster (simp)魍 demons魎 a kind of monster (trad)魏 Wei
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
魁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
魁 [kuí]
chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart
Japanese
先駆け 、 魁 、 先駈け (rare) さきがけ 同音

noun

  1. pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald
  2. leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
クロッカスは春の先駆けである。
The crocus is a forerunner of spring.
Japanese Names
魁 いさお
Isao female given name
魁 いさむ
Isamu given name
魁 かい
Kai given name
魁 さきがけ
Sakigake surnamegiven name
魁 すぐる
Suguru unclassified name
魁 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
魁 はじめ
Hajime given name
魁 やすし
Yasushi given name
魁 るい
Rui female given name
魁 かいと
Kaito given name
CHINESE WORDS (25)
罪魁祸首 [zuì​kuí​huò​shǒu] #13,316
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
罪魁祸首 [zuì​kuí​huò​shǒu] #13,316
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
魁梧 [kuí​wú] #23,461
tall and sturdy
夺魁 [duó​kuí] #38,871
to seize
夺魁 [duó​kuí] #38,871
to seize
花魁 [huā​kuí] #68,879
the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom)
魁北克 [Kuí​běi​kè] #39,625
Quebec province, Canada
党魁 [dǎng​kuí] #59,792
faction leader
党魁 [dǎng​kuí] #59,792
faction leader
魁首 [kuí​shǒu] #42,612
chief
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JAPANESE WORDS (9)
首魁 [しゅかい] #39,144
ringleader
⭐ 先駆ける [さきがける] #39,919
to do (something) before (something or someone else)
⭐ 先駆け [さきがけ] #45,335
pioneer
花魁 [おいらん] #47,202
oiran
魁偉 [かいい] #74,631
brawny
巨魁 [きょかい] #89,332
ringleader
容貌魁偉 [ようぼうかいい] #136,730
(a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
魁星 [かいせい] #182,614
first star of the Big Dipper
花魁道中 [おいらんどうちゅう] #184,241
procession of courtesans
KOREAN WORDS (1)
수괴
ringleader; boss