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瑰

guī

Character

What 瑰 means

1. (semiprecious stone)
2. extraordinary

Other readings

瑰 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• guīold variant of {瑰|guī}

Example sentences

• 玫瑰有刺。
  Roses have thorns.
• 玫瑰花蕾。
  Rosebud.
• 她种了玫瑰。
  She grew roses.
• 这玫瑰花很美丽。
  This rose is beautiful.
• 这朵玫瑰很漂亮。
  This rose is very beautiful.
• 玫瑰是粉红色的。
  The rose is pink.

Words starting with 瑰

• 瑰丽guī lìelegant; magnificent; exceptionally beautiful
• 瑰宝guī bǎoa treasure; a rare and valuable thing
• 瑰伟guī wěiornate (style); magnificent
• 瑰奇guī qímagnificent; precious
• 瑰异guī yìmarvelous; magnificent
• 瑰玮guī wěiornate (style); magnificent

Words containing 瑰

• 玫瑰méi guīrugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower
• 玫瑰花méi guī huārose
• 玫瑰果méi guī guǒrose hip
• 玫瑰念珠méi gui niàn zhūrosary (Catholic prayer beads)
• 玫瑰战争Méi guī Zhàn zhēngThe Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
• 玫瑰星云méi guī xīng yúnRosette nebula NGC 2237
• 玫瑰茄méi gui qiéroselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)

Characters built on 鬼

These share the phonetic component 鬼 (guǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 愧kuìashamed
• 魁kuíchief; head; outstanding
• 傀guīgrand; strange; exotic

Characters that look like 瑰

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 璃lí(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names); Taiwan pr. lì; variant of 璃
• 魂húnsoul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
• 愧kuìashamed
• 熄xīto extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench
• 魄pò(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)
• 槐huáiChinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree

Sounds the same

Read guī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 规compass; a rule; regulation
• 归to return; to go back to; to give back to
• 龟tortoise; turtle; (colloquial) cuckold
• 圭jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility…
• 硅silicon (chemistry)
• 闺small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women
• 沩name of a river in Shanxi
• 皈to comply with; to follow
• 鲑trout; salmon
• 傀grand; strange; exotic
• 槻zelkova tree
• 巂cuckoo; revolution of a wheel