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鬼

guǐ

HSK 3.0 · 5

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guǐ · gwai2 (Jyutping)

  1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
  2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
  3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3])
  4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

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Character breakdown

鬼

Meaning
ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
Radical
鬼
Strokes
9
Components
⿸?⿺乚厶
Cangjie
HI
Four-corner
2621.3

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