圭(guī): jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top…
6 strokes
jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top…
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- guī
- Meaning
- jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies; sundial; (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 圭 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿱土土A stack of tablets
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged top to bottom.
How to write 圭 step by step
6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 圭
Common words using 圭 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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