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鬼

guǐ
HSK 5

“Disembodied spirit” in Chinese is 鬼 (guǐ).

Other characters with the syllable gui: see all 11 →

Meaning

  • disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
  • suffixperson with a certain vice or addiction etc
  • sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3])
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  • one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

Example

我母亲是个酒鬼。

My mother was an alcoholic.

From 酒鬼 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 鬼

酒鬼jiǔguǐdrunkardHSK 5搞鬼gǎoguǐto make mischiefHSK 7-9魔鬼móguǐdevilHSK 7-9

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