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guì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guì | gui4
English translation
expensive, costly; valuable, precious

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About guì

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

guì

Contains the radical

bèi

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

money

Etymology of guì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱中一貝

Semantic compound

bèi

Explanation

Simplified form of guì . Pictograph of two hands carrying a shell. (Shells were used in ancient china as currency.)

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Words with guì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
guì noble guì
珍贵 zhēnguì precious珍貴
宝贵 bǎoguì valuable寶貴
贵族 guìzú lord貴族
高贵 gāo guì grandeur高貴
贵州 Guì zhōu Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to qián [Qián] or guì | guì [Guì], capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳 Guì yáng [Guì​yáng]貴州
昂贵 ángguì expensive昂貴
贵宾 guì bīn VIP貴賓
尊贵 zūn guì respected尊貴
贵阳 Guì yáng Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州 Guì zhōu [Guì​zhōu], short name Zhù [Zhù]貴陽
贵重 guì zhòng precious貴重
富贵 fù guì riches and honor富貴
贵干 guì gàn what brings you?貴幹
贵阳市 Guì yáng shì Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州 Guì zhōu [Guì​zhōu]貴陽市
可贵 kě guì to be treasured可貴
贵州省 Guì zhōu shěng Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to qián [Qián] or guì | guì [Guì], capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳 Guì yáng [Guì​yáng]貴州省
贵人 guì rén nobility貴人
名贵 míng guì rare名貴
贵国 guì guó your distinguished country貴國
贵妇 guì fù lady (old)貴婦
权贵 quán guì bigwigs權貴
贵姓 guì xìng what is your surname?貴姓
华贵 huá guì sumptuous華貴
难能可贵 nánnéngkěguì valuable難能可貴

guì Decomposition & Compounds

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