(guāi)

HSK 7-98 strokes

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved

Stroke order animation

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 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿻千北

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guāiqiǎo
HSK 7-9

clever (child); smart; lovable; cute

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guāiguāi

(of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) dar…

Open 乖乖 page →
guāi

peculiar; eccentric

Open 乖僻 page →
guāizhāng

recalcitrant

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bad times, adverse fate (idiom)

Open 时乖命蹇 page →
màiguāi

to show off one's cleverness

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