guǐ
Radical 194 · 9 strokes

disembodied spirit; ghost; devil

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MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    disembodied spirit; ghost; devil

    已死的人的灵魂,民间信仰中的超自然存在yǐ sǐ de rén de línghuún,mínjiān xìnyǎng zhōng de chāozìránfǎ cúnzài

    • He believes in ghosts.

  2. adjective

    sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3])

    狡猾;聪明而不诚实jiǎohuá; cōngming érhuò búchéngshí

    • He's very cunning and not easy to deal with.

  3. noun

    (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc

    有某种坏习惯或成瘾的人yǒu mǒuzhǒng huài xíguàn huò chéngyǐn de rén

    • He is a drunkard.

  4. noun

    one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

    中国古代二十八星宿之一zhōngguó gǔdài èrshíbā xīngxiù zhī yī

    • Gui Su is one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions.

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The character 鬼 depicts a ghost with a large head and a twisted, terrifying body.

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