龟(guī)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 龜
Readingsguījūnqiū

tortoise

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Character information

Pinyin
guī / jūn / qiū
Meaning
tortoise; turtle; (coll.) cuckold
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
龜

Origin & structure

Where 龟 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱⺈电

A turtle; compare 龜

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

⺈电diàn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 龜: A turtle on its side with its shell to the right

How to write 龟 step by step

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

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Words with 龟

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

gàng杠guī龟

(Tw) to lose one's shirt (gambling); to meet with failure (from Taiwanese 摃…

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hǎi海guī龟

turtle; Internet slang for 海归

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wū乌guī龟

tortoise; cuckold

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rěn忍zhě者shén神guī龟

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films,…

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jīn金guī龟

tortoise

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jīn金guī龟zǐ子

scarab

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lù陆guī龟

tortoise

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è鳄guī龟

snapping turtle

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