| 魁 | kuí | chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart |
| 罪魁 | zuì kuí | criminal ringleader; chief culprit; fig. cause of a problem |
| 罪魁祸首 | zuì kuí huò shǒu | criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster |
| 夺魁 | duó kuí | to seize; to win |
| 渠魁 | qú kuí | rebel leader; ringleader; bandit chieftain |
| 祸首罪魁 | huò shǒu zuì kuí | main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster |
| 临魁 | Lín kuí | Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 魁伟 | kuí wěi | tall and big; stalwart |
| 魁元 | kuí yuán | brightest and best; chief; first among peers |
| 魁北克 | Kuí běi kè | Quebec province, Canada |
| 魁北克市 | Kuí běi kè shì | Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada |
| 魁星 | Kuí xīng | Kuixing, the Great Bear, one of the 28 constellations (also written 奎星); Kuixing, Daoist God of fate |
| 魁星阁 | Kuí xīng gé | temple to Kuixing, Daoist God of fate |
| 魁梧 | kuí wú | tall and sturdy |
| 魁蚶 | kuí hān | arc clam (Arca inflata) |
| 魁首 | kuí shǒu | chief; first; brightest and best |
| 党魁 | dǎng kuí | faction leader; head of political party |
