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龟 guī

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guī | gui1
English translation
turtle, tortoise; cuckold

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About 龟 guī

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

龜 guī

Contains the radical

龟 guī

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

A turtle; compare 龜 guī

Etymology of 龟 guī

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⺈电

Explanation

Simplified form of 龜 guī . Pictograph of a tortoise.

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Example sentences using 龟 guī

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龟 guī 蛇 shé 二 èr 山 Shān 隔 gé 江 Jiāng 相望 xiāng wàng .

Tortoise and Snake Hills face each other across the river.

这次原油 yuán yóu 泄漏 xiè lòu 可能 kěnéng 会 huì 使 shǐ 波斯湾 Bō sī Wān 的 de 海龟 hǎi guī 灭绝 miè jué 。

The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.

我 wǒ 指甲 zhǐjia 根部的 de 表皮 biǎo pí 龟裂 jūn liè 粗糙 cūcāo ，指甲 zhǐjia 被 bèi 咬 yǎo 得 dé 参差不齐 cēn cī bù qí 。

My cuticles were split and ragged, and my nails unevenly bitten.

Words with 龟 guī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
龟 guī tortoise龜 guī
乌龟 wū guī tortoise烏龜
海龟 hǎi guī turtle海龜
龟头 guī tóu glans penis龜頭
金龟 jīn guī tortoise金龜
龟裂 jūn liè to crack龜裂
龟缩 guī suō to withdraw龜縮
金龟子 jīn guī zǐ beetle金龜子
龟甲 guī jiǎ tortoiseshell龜甲
龟山 Guī shān Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县 Táo yuán xiàn [Táo​yuán​xiàn], north Taiwan龜山
龟板 guī bǎn turtle shell龜板
乌龟壳 wū guī ké tortoise shell烏龜殼
册府元龟 Cè fǔ yuán guī Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 Wáng Qīn ruò and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿 Yáng Yì , 1000 scrolls冊府元龜
九尾龟 jiǔ wěi guī nine-tailed turtle of mythology九尾龜
龟山乡 Guī shān xiāng Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县 Táo yuán xiàn [Táo​yuán​xiàn], north Taiwan龜山鄉

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