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暌

kuí

Character

What 暌 means

1. in opposition to
2. separated from

Words starting with 暌

• 暌违kuí wéi(literary) to be separated (from a friend, one's homeland etc) for a period of time
• 暌隔kuí gé(literary) separated; parted

Characters built on 癸

These share the phonetic component 癸 (guǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 葵kuíused in the names of various herbaceous plants
• 睽kuíseparated; stare
• 揆kuíconsider; estimate

Sounds the same

Read kuí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 魁chief; head; outstanding
• 奎crotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
• 葵used in the names of various herbaceous plants
• 睽separated; stare
• 夔one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology; Chinese mythical figure who invented…
• 喹used in 喹啉
• 逵crossroads; thoroughfare
• 蝰used in 蝰蛇
• 馗cheekbone; crossroads; high
• 揆consider; estimate
• 戣a lance
• 犪used in 犪牛