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guī

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guī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guī | gui1
English translation
women's quarters; lady's apartment

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About guī

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

guī

Contains the radical

Mén

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

gate

Etymology of guī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

门圭

Semantic compound

Mén

Phonetic compound

guī

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Mén represents the meaning and guī represents the sound. Simplified form of guī .

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Example sentences using guī

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ā , 那些 nà xiē 高楼大厦 gāo lóu dà shà 华灯 huá dēng 香水 xiāng shuǐ 藏金收银 shōu yín de 闺房 guī fáng 还有 hái yǒu 摆满 bǎi mǎn 山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi wèi de 餐桌 cān zhuō !

Oh, the mansions, the lights , the perfume, the loaded boudoirs and tables!

Words with guī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
guī boudoir guī
闺女 guī nǚ maiden閨女
闺房 guī fáng boudoir閨房
深闺 shēn guī boudoir深閨
大家闺秀 dà jiā guī xiù girl from a wealthy family大家閨秀
闺秀 guī xiù well-bred young lady閨秀
闺阁 guī gé lady's chamber閨閣
香闺 xiāng guī a woman's rooms香閨
黄花闺女 huáng huā guī nǚ maiden黃花閨女
闺门旦 guī mén dàn young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera閨門旦

guī Decomposition & Compounds

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