Chinese symbol for “expensive”
贵
guì
Traditional: 貴
expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your
The closest CC-CEDICT match for expensive is 贵 (guì), defined as: expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “expensive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昂贵 (昂貴) | áng guì | expensive; costly |
| 高昂 | gāo áng | to hold (one's head) high; expensive |
| 昂 | áng | to lift; to raise |
| 值钱 (值錢) | zhí qián | valuable; costly |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 贵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贵族 (貴族) | guì zú | lord; nobility |
| 珍贵 (珍貴) | zhēn guì | precious |
| 宝贵 (寶貴) | bǎo guì | valuable; precious |
| 昂贵 (昂貴) | áng guì | expensive; costly |
| 高贵 (高貴) | gāo guì | grandeur; noble |
| 贵宾 (貴賓) | guì bīn | honored guest; distinguished guest |
See also: Japanese symbol for “expensive”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.