鬼 — Chinese character
鬼
guǐ
ghost; demon; sly, mischievous
- Pinyin
- guǐ
- Radical
- 194 ⿁ (Ghost)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 乚 厶
- Formation
- pictographic — A ghost with a scary face
- Japanese
- 鬼 as a kanji
Common words with 鬼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 魔鬼 | mó guǐ | devil |
| 吸血鬼 | xī xuè guǐ | leech; bloodsucking vermin |
| 小鬼 | xiǎo guǐ | little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child |
| 鬼子 | guǐ zi | devil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip |
| 有鬼 | yǒu guǐ | (fig.) to smell fishy |
| 鬼话 (鬼話) | guǐ huà | lie; false words |
| 鬼魂 | guǐ hún | ghost |
| 黑鬼 | hēi guǐ | black devil (derogatory term for black or African person) |
| 鬼神 | guǐ shén | supernatural beings |
| 酒鬼 | jiǔ guǐ | drunkard |
| 鬼怪 | guǐ guài | hobgoblin; bogey |
| 见鬼 (見鬼) | jiàn guǐ | absurd; strange |
English words written with 鬼
鬼 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 5 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 3 · Zhuangzi 35 · Doctrine of the Mean 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 60
- Analects 2.24
- Analects 6.20
- Analects 8.21
- Analects 11.11
- Art of War 13.5
- Hexagram 38
- Hexagram 63
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