kuí = ku + ei2
crotch / 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
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How to pronounce 奎

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ku initial

K is for Karl Koala.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei2 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

奎 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
dài = d + ai4
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
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= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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guī = gu + ei1
(old) jade tablet (a ceremonial badge of rank)
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Characters with 奎 as component

kuí = ku + ei2
see 蝰蛇[kui2 she2]
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kuí = ku + ei2
used in 蝰蛇[kui2 she2]
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kuí = ku + ei2
see 喹啉[kui2 lin2]
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Words with 奎

quinine (loanword)
Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy (1929-1994)

Sentences with 奎

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kuí

crotch / 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy

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