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跬

kuǐ

Character

What 跬 means

1. brief
2. short step

Characters built on 圭

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

• 硅guīsilicon (chemistry)
• 奎kuícrotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
• 桂guìcassia; laurel
• 闺guīsmall arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women
• 鲑guītrout; salmon
• 眭suīto have a deep or piercing gaze
• 恚huìrage
• 筀guìbamboo (archaic)

Sounds the same

Read kuǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 煃fiery; blazing
• 𫠆raise one's head
• 傀used in 傀儡

Go deeper

• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read kuǐ correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.