揆 (kuí): consider, estimate

揆 (kuí) is a Chinese character meaning “consider.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 癸 (phonetic). It ranks #5398 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 揆 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 把 (bǎ, to hold, measure word).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. consider
  2. estimate

Etymology & Origin

揆

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Decomposition: ⿰扌癸 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
阁揆noungé kuípremier
1
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

揆 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 揆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

卓zhuó
0.76719 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

学习揆字需要反复练习,才能写得工整。

xué xí kuí zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .

Learning to write the character "揆" requires repeated practice to ensure it is written neatly.

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

“李贞秀案是宪政之耻!”蓝质疑卓揆立场是否与总统不同

lǐ zhēn xiù àn shì xiàn zhèng zhī chǐ ! lán zhì yí zhuó kuí lì chǎng shì fǒu yǔ zǒng tǒng bù tóng

“The Lee Jeong-soo case is a disgrace to our constitutional system!” The Blue Camp questions whether Prime Minister Cho’s stance differs from that of the President

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

不认李贞秀是立委 卓揆遭批藐视立法权

bù rèn lǐ zhēn xiù shì lì wěi zhuó kuí zāo pī miǎo shì lì fǎ quán

Chou Kuei-hsiang Faces Criticism for Disregarding Legislative Authority by Refusing to Recognize Lee Cheng-shou as a Legislator

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

副阁揆回应川普全球加征关税 郑丽君:巩固 AR...

fù gé kuí huí yīng chuān pǔ quán qiú jiā zhēng guān shuì zhèng lí jūn : gǒng gù A R . . .

Deputy Premier Responds to Trump's Global Tariff Hikes: Cheng Li-chun: Strengthen AR...

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

卓揆:13项战略产业重点发展 半导体、AI等...

zhuó kuí : 1 3 xiàng zhàn lüè chǎn yè chóng diǎn fā zhǎn bàn dǎo tǐ , A I děng . . .

Premier Zhuo: 13 Strategic Industries to Be Prioritized for Development, Including Semiconductors, AI, and Others...

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

关税变局 卓揆:争取美台ART续有效

guān shuì biàn jú zhuó kuí : zhēng qǔ měi tái A R T xù yǒu xiào

Tariff Developments: Premier Cho Aims to Extend the Validity of the U.S.-Taiwan ART

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 扌 (hand) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced kuí

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 揆 (kuí) mean in Chinese?
揆 (kuí) primarily means "consider." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #5398 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 揆 have?
揆 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 揆?
The radical associated with 揆 is 扌 (hand). This radical appears in many characters related to hand.
What are the components of 揆?
揆 is composed of: 扌 (semantic), 癸 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰扌癸 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 揆?
Common words with 揆 include: 阁揆 (gé kuí, "premier"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 揆 (kuí)?
Several characters share the pronunciation kuí: 葵 (used in the names of various herbaceous plants). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 揆 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 揆 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.