奎 Stroke Order

奎 [kuí] 1. Star name; one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions. 星名，二十八宿之一。 2. [Kuí Níng] Name of a drug; a white crystalline or amorphous powder that is an effective medicine for treating malaria. Also known as "quinine" or "cinchonine." 〔～宁〕药名，白色结晶或无定形粉末，是治疗疟疾的特效药。亦称“金鸡纳碱”、“金鸡纳霜”。 3. Surname. 姓。 【本义】: Two hips. 【本义】: 两髀之间。 【造字法】: Phono-semantic compound; "大" and "圭" phonetics; "大" indicates a relation to people. 【造字法】: 形声。从大，圭声。从“大”，表示与人有关。 引 (Example usage): 1. 说文: 奎，两髀之间。 段注:“奎与胯双声。” Shuōwén: Kuí, between the two hips. Duan's annotation: "Kuí and kuà are phonetic twins." 2. 文选·张衡·西京赋: 奎踽盘桓。 Wénxuǎn, Zhang Heng, "The Ode of the Western Capital": Kuí jǔ pān huán. 3. 庄子·徐无鬼: 奎蹄曲隈，乳间股脚，自以为安室利处。 Zhuangzi, "Xu Wugu": Kuí tī qū wēi, rǔ jiān gǔ jiǎo, zì yǐ wéi ān shì lì chù. 例 (Example usage): 如: 奎蹄( 股间和蹄边，比喻狭小的地方); 奎踽( 举足，开步); 奎蹄( 比喻狭小的境地) Such as: Kuí tī (between the thighs and the hoofs, metaphorically referring to a cramped space); Kuí jǔ (raise foot, take a step); Kuí tī (metaphorically referring to a small environment). 2. Star name; Kuí star, one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions, the first of the seven mansions of the Western Baihu, with sixteen stars. 星宿名。奎宿，二十八宿之一，西方白虎七宿的第一宿，有星十六颗。 引 (Example usage): 1. 庄子·天文书: 西方十六星，象两髀，故曰奎。 Zhuangzi, "Astronomical Book": Sixteen stars in the west, resembling two hips, hence named Kuí. 例 (Example usage): 如: 奎壁( 二十八宿中奎宿与壁宿的并称。旧谓二宿主文运，故常用以比喻文苑) Such as: Kuí bì (the combined name of Kuí and Bì in the twenty-eight lunar mansions. Historically, these two mansions were said to preside over literary fortune, hence often used to metaphorically refer to the literary community). 3. The Kuí star governs literature, thus matters related to articles, literary fortune, and writing often include the character 奎. 奎星主文章，故有关文章、文运、文字的事，多加奎字。 例 (Example usage): 如: 奎章( 皇帝的亲笔字;神仙的手笔); 奎垣( 文人荟萃之地) Such as: Kuí zhāng (the emperor's calligraphy; the hand of an immortal); Kuí yuán (a gathering place for literati).