kuí

prime minister

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

hand

癸 sound component

  Sound component

guǐ

  

10th heavenly stem

Evolution

揆 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
揆 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
揆 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
揆 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
揆 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

kuí

prime minister; to guess, estimate; consider; estimate