夺魁
duó kuí · HSK 7
to win
🏆 DUO of champions KWEENs fighting to seize the crown
夺 (duó) means to seize or snatch; 魁 (kuí) means chief or first place. Together they mean to grab first place — to win the top prize. Think: a duo of rivals competing to be the queen of the tournament.
夺 — big 大 + short-tailed bird 隹 + hand 寸
Originally written 奪, showing a hand (寸) seizing a bird (隹) from someone's grasp (大), depicting the act of snatching away. The simplified form 夺 drops the bird component but keeps the meaning of seizing, taking by force, or contending for something.