How to write 奎

奎 [kuí] 1. Star name, one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions. 星名，二十八宿之一。 2. [Kuí Níng] A medicinal name, a white crystalline or amorphous powder used as an effective treatment for malaria. Also known as "quinine" or "cinchona powder." 〔～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. A surname. 姓。 【本义】: Two hips之间 【Original Meaning】: Between the two hips. 1. Same as the original meaning. Hip. 同本义。胯 ([En.] hip) 2. Name of a constellation. Kuixing (奎宿) is one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions, the first of the seven mansions of the White Tiger in the west, containing 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 ([En.] name of constelletion) 3. Kuixing presides over literature, so references to writing, literary fortune, and texts 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 ([En.] character). 引证: 1. "说文": 奎，两髀之间。 段注:“奎与胯双声。” 1. "Shuo Wen": Kuí, between the two hips. Commentary: "Kuí and kuà have identical phonetics." 2. "文选·张衡·西京赋": 奎踽盘桓。 2. "Wen Xuan · Zhang Heng · Xi Jing Fu": Kuí seems to be lingering. 3. "庄子·徐无鬼": 奎蹄曲隈，乳间股脚，自以为安室利处。 3. "Zhuangzi · Xu Wu Gui": Kuí hooves bend and curve, between the breasts and the thighs, think of itself as being in a safe dwelling. 例子: 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) Like: Kuí hooves (between the thighs and the hooves, metaphor for a small place); Kuí jǔ (to lift one's foot, to take a step); Kuí hooves (metaphor for a confined space). 引证: 1. "庄子·天文书": 西方十六星，象两髀，故曰奎。 1. "Zhuangzi · Tian Wen Shu": The sixteen stars in the west resemble the two hips, hence it’s called Kuí. 例子: 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) Like: Kuí bì (the combined mention of Kuí and Bì among the twenty-eight lunar mansions, traditionally regarded as the two mansions presiding over literary fortune, often used to metaphorically refer to the literary community). 例子: 如: 奎章(皇帝的亲笔字;神仙的手笔); 奎垣(文人荟萃之地) Like: Kuí zhāng (the emperor's handwritten characters; the writing of deities); Kuí yuán (a place where literati gather).