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kuī

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kuī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kuī | kui1
English translation
helmet; bowl, basin

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About kuī

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

kuī

Contains the radical

mǐn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

dish

Etymology of kuī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

灰皿

Semantic compound

mǐn

Phonetic compound

huī

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. mǐn represents the meaning and huī represents the sound.

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Example sentences using kuī

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dǐng kuī jiǎ , chí máo dùn 交锋 jiāo fēng 以为 yǐwéi .

A soldier dons helmet and armour, takes up spear and shield, and rushes gladly into battle.

tuō diào 盔甲 kuī jiǎ .

He has been disencumbered of his armor.

透过 tòu guò 地下室 dì xià shì de 窗户 chuānghu 看到正在 zhèngzài 粉色 fěnsè de 自行车 zìxíngchē 头盔 tóu kuī 系在头上 tóu shàng

Through the basement window I saw him strap on his pink cycling helmet.

所有 suǒyǒu 摩托车 mótuōchē de rén dōu 必须 bìxū Dài 头盔 tóu kuī 这是强制性的。

It is compulsory for all motorcyclists to wear helmets.

Dài 头盔 tóu kuī gěi 自行车 zìxíngchē de rén 一种 yī zhǒng 错误 cuòwù de 安全感 ān quán gǎn 怂恿 sǒng yǒng 他们 tā men 冒险 màoxiǎn

Wearing helmets gave cyclists a false sense of security and encouraged them to take risks.

Words with kuī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
头盔 tóu kuī helmet頭盔
盔甲 kuī jiǎ armor盔甲 kuī jiǎ
kuī helmet kuī
钢盔 gāng kuī metal helmet鋼盔
盔头 kuī tou decorated hat or helmet in Chinese opera to characterize role盔頭

kuī Decomposition & Compounds

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