(guǐ)

8 strokesTrad.

(bound form) sly

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
guǐ
Meaning
(bound form) sly; crafty; (literary) weird; bizarre; (literary) contradictory; inconsistent
Strokes
8
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠危

In this compound, the meaning comes from (speech); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

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How to write step by step

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Words with

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guǐ

strange; queer; intriguing

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diàoguǐ

bizarre; paradoxical; a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1…

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guǐ

strange; weird

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guǐjué

(literary) strange; unpredictable

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guǐbiàn

specious arguments

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(idiom) ever-changing; unpredictable

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