揆 Stroke Order

揆 [kuí] 1. Conjecture; estimate (as in measuring or assessing). - 揣测（ ― 度duó、― 测）: To estimate; to size up. - Example: 揆度. 揆策. 揆古察今. 2. Principle; criterion. - 道理，准则: The reasoning behind something; the guiding principle. - Example: 千载一揆. 3. Affairs; matters. - 事务: A variety of matters or issues. - Example: 百揆. 4. Management; administration. - 管理，掌管: To manage or supervise affairs. - Example: 揆百事. 5. A historical term referring to a person in charge of state affairs, such as a prime minister. - 旧称总揽政务的人: People who oversee state matters, like officials or chancellors. - Example: 阁揆. 揆席 (the position of prime minister). *** 本义: 测量方位 (1) 同本义: Measure; direction-find. (2) 揆度，大致估量现实状况: To estimate or conjecture real conditions. (3) 管理;掌管: To administer or manage. (4) 灭;破: To extinguish; to put out. Examples of usage: - 例如: 揆持 (to manage); 揆量 (to assess); 揆德 (to gauge one's character). *** 名: 1. Criteria; principles: 准则;原则. Example: 千载一揆. 2. Affairs; state business: 事务;政事. Example: 纳于百揆. 3. Referring to an official like a prime minister: 由宰相管理百官百事. Example: 揆路 (position of the prime minister). *** （*引自繁体辞典解释） （一）​之又音。