奎
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Meaning: crotch
💡 Imagine a big (大) person with a jade tablet (圭) stuck in their crotch.
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Character Story & Explanation
奎 (kuí) primarily means 'crotch' or 'groin' in Chinese, referring to the area between the legs. It is less common in daily conversation but appears in anatomical or literary contexts. The character combines the radical 大 (big, person) with 圭 (gui, a jade tablet), though the phonetic component is not straightforward. Unlike Western terms like 'crotch' which are direct and informal, 奎 carries a more clinical or historical nuance, sometimes used in place names or as a surname.
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