馈 meaning and stroke order
Gift, present
How to write 馈, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 馈
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) to present (a gift)
- (bound form) to send; to transmit
- (literary) to make an offering to the gods
- variant of 饋|馈[kui4]
How 馈 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Expensive 贵 food 饣; 贵 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 饣 (food), shared by 43 characters on this site.
How to remember 馈
馈 combines the food radical 饣 with 贵 (guì, expensive). Picture giving someone expensive food as a gift, and let 贵 remind you of the sound kuì.
馈 is a bound form, so you almost always see it inside words like 反馈 (fǎnkuì, feedback) and 回馈 (huíkuì, to give back). 反馈 is very common at work and in school. Example: 谢谢你的反馈。(Xièxie nǐ de fǎnkuì.) Thank you for your feedback.
Common mistake: Learners often read 馈 as guì because of 贵, but the correct reading is kuì with a fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 溃 (kuì, to collapse), which has the water radical 氵 instead of the food radical.
Common words with 馈
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
馈 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 馈
How many strokes are in 馈?
馈 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 馈 mean?
馈 (kuì) means gift, present. A common word with it is 反馈 (fǎnkuì), meaning "to send back information; feedback".
How do you pronounce 馈?
馈 is pronounced kuì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 馈?
The radical of 馈 is 饣, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 馈 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 馈?
The traditional form of 馈 is 餽 and 饋. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 馈 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 馈 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 馈 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can I use 馈 by itself to mean 'to give a gift'?
Not in normal modern speech. For giving a gift, say 送礼 (sònglǐ) or 赠送 (zèngsòng). 馈 mainly appears in set words like 反馈 and 回馈, or in literary phrases such as 馈赠 (kuìzèng, to present as a gift).
What is the difference between 反馈 and 回馈?
反馈 means sending back information or a response, like feedback on a product or a report. 回馈 means giving something back to repay kindness, as in 回馈社会 (huíkuì shèhuì, to give back to society).