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奎 (Kangxi radical 37,大+6, 9 strokes,cangjie input大土土 (KGG),four-corner40104,composition⿱大圭)
| simp. andtrad. | 奎 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 㚝 䖯 𡌤 𠈘 𭑝 | |
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 街 | *kreː, *kreː |
| 鞋 | *ɡreː, *ɡreː, *ɡreː |
| 娾 | *ŋreː, *ŋreːʔ |
| 佳 | *kreː |
| 鮭 | *ɡreː, *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː |
| 涯 | *ŋreː, *ŋre |
| 崖 | *ŋreː, *ŋre |
| 啀 | *ŋreː |
| 厓 | *ŋreː |
| 捱 | *ŋreː |
| 睚 | *ŋreːs |
| 娃 | *qreː |
| 洼 | *qreː, *qʷraː, *kʷeː |
| 哇 | *qreː, *qʷraː |
| 胿 | *ɡeː, *kʷeː |
| 溎 | *qeːns |
| 觟 | *ɡʷraːʔ |
| 黊 | *ɡʷraːʔ, *ɡʷreːs, *ɡʷeː |
| 蘳 | *ɡʷraːʔ, *qʰʷe |
| 蛙 | *qʷraː, *qʷreː |
| 窪 | *qʷraː |
| 卦 | *kʷreːs |
| 挂 | *kʷreːs |
| 掛 | *kʷreːs |
| 詿 | *kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs |
| 罣 | *kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs, *kʷeːs |
| 絓 | *kʰʷreː, *ɡʷreːs |
| 鼃 | *ɢʷreː, *qʷreː |
| 圭 | *kʷeː |
| 珪 | *kʷeː |
| 邽 | *kʷeː |
| 閨 | *kʷeː |
| 袿 | *kʷeː |
| 窐 | *kʷeː, *ɡʷeː |
| 茥 | *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː |
| 桂 | *kʷeːs |
| 筀 | *kʷeːs |
| 奎 | *kʰʷeː |
| 刲 | *kʰʷeː |
| 蝰 | *kʰʷeː |
| 楏 | *kʰʷeː |
| 睳 | *qʰʷeː |
| 畦 | *ɡʷeː |
| 眭 | *ɡʷeː, *sqʰʷe, *qʰʷe, *qʰʷi |
| 烓 | *qʷeː, *kʰʷeːŋʔ |
| 跬 | *kʰʷeʔ |
| 恚 | *qʷes |
| 硅 | *qʰʷreɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*kʰʷeː): semantic 大 + phonetic 圭(OC*kʷeː).
Originally, the phonetic component is not related to the concept of earth (土) since in its original form it represents a pair of ritual axes perhaps made of jade士. Hence, the link to the concept of earth in this character either comes from folk etymology or its appearance in the Small Seal script.
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 奎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (40) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 苦圭切 |
| Baxter | khwej |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰwei/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰʷei/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰuɛi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰwɛj/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰuei/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰiwei/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰiwei/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | kuī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | fai1 |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 奎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 4582 |
| Phonetic component | 圭 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 睽 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰʷeː/ |
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