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乖
guāi
obedient, well-behaved; clever
HSK 5
8 strokes
Common (25%)
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⿻千北
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
běi
北
north; northern; northward
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Two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north"
5 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 乖 (15)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
乖
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guāi
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever / shrewd / alert / perverse / contrary to reason / irregular / abnormal
5
guāi
乖
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HSK 5
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever / shrewd / alert / perverse / contrary to reason / irregular / abnormal
乖巧
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guāiqiǎo
clever (child) / smart / lovable / cute
guāiqiǎo
乖巧
↗
clever (child) / smart / lovable / cute
乖僻
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guāipì
peculiar / eccentric
guāipì
乖僻
↗
peculiar / eccentric
乖戾
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guāilì
perverse (behavior) / disagreeable (character)
guāilì
乖戾
↗
perverse (behavior) / disagreeable (character)
乖离
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guāilí
to part / to separate / to deviate
guāilí
乖离
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to part / to separate / to deviate
乖觉
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guāijué
perceptive / alert / clever / shrewd
guāijué
乖觉
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perceptive / alert / clever / shrewd
乖谬
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guāimiù
ridiculous / abnormal
guāimiù
乖谬
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ridiculous / abnormal
乖迕
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guāiwǔ
stubborn / contrary / disobedient
guāiwǔ
乖迕
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stubborn / contrary / disobedient
乖顺
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guāishùn
obedient (colloquial)
guāishùn
乖顺
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obedient (colloquial)
嘴乖
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zuǐguāi
(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way
zuǐguāi
嘴乖
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(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way