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魁

kuí
HSK 7-9

“Chief” in Chinese is 魁 (kuí).

Other characters with the syllable kui: see all 5 →

Meaning

  • chief
  • head
  • outstanding
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  • exceptional
  • stalwart

Example

听起来好像他是这场灾难的罪魁祸首。

It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.

From 罪魁祸首 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Words containing 魁

夺魁duókuíto win the championship; to take first placeHSK 7-9罪魁祸首zuìkuí-huòshǒucriminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disasterHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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