杭 Home·Characters·杭 Character · Objects 杭 くい kui stake, post Composition 12345678 木tree, wood亢high, neck Origin Wood 木 with 亢 as phonetic: the stake driven into the ground. Proverbs carrying this character 028 出る杭は打たれる The stake that sticks out gets hammered down. Related characters 兜helmet刀sword, knife台stand, platform噌clamor器vessel, utensil塩salt塵dust宝treasure帯belt, sash本root, origin