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龟
龜
guī
1. tortoise
2. turtle
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

龟
guī
turtle, tortoise; cuckold
7 丶

Compound Words (20)

龟头
guītóu
head of a turtle
六龟
Liùguī
Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county [[高雄縣|高雄县<Gāoxióngxiàn>]], southwest Taiwan
海龟
hǎiguī
turtle
乌龟
wūguī
tortoise
督龟
dūguī
to doze off (Taiwanese)
金龟
jīnguī
tortoise
龟公
guīgōng
pimp
龟山
Guīshān
Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county [[桃園縣|桃园县<Táoyuánxiàn>]], north Taiwan
龟板
guībǎn
tortoise plastron
龟壳
guīké
tortoise shell
龟毛
guīmáo
indecisive
龟甲
guījiǎ
tortoiseshell
龟缩
guīsuō
to withdraw
龟船
guīchuán
"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 [[壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱<rénchénwōluàn>]]
龟趺
guīfū
pedestal in the form of a tortoise
金龟婿
jīnguīxù
wealthy son-in-law
龟儿子
guīérzi
(coll.) bastard
九尾龟
jiǔwěiguī
nine-tailed turtle of mythology
龟孙子
guīsūnzi
(coll.) son of a bitch
龟尾市
Guīwěishì
Gumi city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,391
Word Frequency Rank
6,865 of 84,292
Radical Number
213

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