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guì

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guì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guì | gui4
English translation
to amputate, to cut off

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About guì

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

guì

Contains the radical

dāo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

knife

Etymology of guì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

会刂

Semantic compound

dāo

Phonetic compound

huì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. dāo represents the meaning and huì represents the sound. Simplified form of guì .

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Example sentences using guì

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刽子手 guì zi shǒu Dāo jiù de tóu kǎn le .

The executioner cut off his head at one blow.

Words with guì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
刽子手 guì zi shǒu executioner劊子手
guì to amputate guì

guì Decomposition & Compounds

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