乖(guāi): (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
HSK 7-98 strokes
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved
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Character information
- Pinyin
- guāi
- Meaning
- (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 乖 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 乖 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 乖
Common words using 乖 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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(of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) dar…
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