Surname · Chinese

魁

“ladle”

魁 is a surname. It is used in Chinese.

ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script.

Meaning & origin

What it means

魁 goes back to a word meaning “ladle.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

魁IsaoKuiGyu勲烈庸公勇雄功勲男

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People named 魁

Characters named 魁: Li Kui (Water Margin character).

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