Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “kui”
38 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
kuī
2
Second tone
kuí
奎
kuí
逵a man's stride
9 strokeskuí
馗thoroughfare, crossroads
11 strokeskuí
隗cheekbone
11 strokeskuí
喹high, lofty
11 strokeskuí
揆in chemistry, quinoline
12 strokeskuí
葵to consider, to estimate
12 strokeskuí
暌sunflower
12 strokeskuí
魁opposed to
13 strokeskuí
睽chief, leader
13 strokeskuí
蝰to stare
14 strokeskuí
櫆forest viper
15 strokeskuí
夔Polaris, the north star
18 strokeskuí
犪one-legged monster
21 strokeskuí
yak
25 strokes3
Third tone
kuǐ
4
Fourth tone
kuì
匮
kuì
喟to lack
11 strokeskuì
愦heave sigh, sigh
12 strokeskuì
愧confused, muddle-headed
12 strokeskuì
溃ashamed, regretful
12 strokeskuì
蒉a flooding river
12 strokeskuì
馈edible amaranth
12 strokeskuì
匱gift, present
12 strokeskuì
潰to lack
14 strokeskuì
篑a flooding river
15 strokeskuì
聩a bamboo basket for carrying soil
15 strokeskuì
蕢deaf
15 strokeskuì
簣edible amaranth
16 strokeskuì
聵a bamboo basket for carrying soil
18 strokeskuì
饋deaf
18 strokeskuì
gift, present
20 strokesSound in context
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