Character

瑰

guī HSK 5

瑰 guī HSK 5

1. (lit.) a jade-like stone
2. rare and extraordinary

Words using 瑰 as guī (2)

1 玫瑰 méi guī — rose HSK 5
- 玫 first character of the compound word for 'rose' (no independent meaning)
- 瑰 second character of the compound word for 'rose' (completes the meaning)
Example

他送给她一束玫瑰。

tā sòng gěi tā yī shù méi guī

He gave her a bouquet of roses.
2 瑰宝 guī bǎo — treasure HSK 7
- 瑰 precious, rare, magnificent
- 宝 treasure, precious thing
Example

敦煌壁画是中国艺术的瑰宝。

Dūn huáng bì huà shì Zhōng guó yì shù de guī bǎo

The Dunhuang murals are a treasure of Chinese art.

Structure & writing

瑰 guī — (lit.) a jade-like stone

瑰 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler

王 is a component in 33 characters

HSK 1

玩 wán to play (a game) 现 xiàn to appear; to show; to manifest 班 bān a group organized for work or study

HSK 2

望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 球 qiú sphere (geometric solid equidistant from center to all surface points)

HSK 3

丢 diū to lose; to misplace 主 zhǔ owner; one who possesses property or power 环 huán ring-shaped object 理 lǐ to govern; to manage; to administer

HSK 4

琴 qín guqin, a plucked string instrument made of paulownia wood, originally with five strings, later seven

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 玉 yù jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings 玫 méi (lit.) a type of beautiful stone or jade 玻 bō see "玻璃": a hard, brittle, transparent material with no fixed melting point, made by melting quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc. at high temperature

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珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing 瑰 guī (lit.) a jade-like stone 璃 li see '玻璃': ① hard, brittle transparent material (glass); ② glass-like plastic

HSK 6

呈 chéng to take on (a form, color, or state); to appear as 珠 zhū pearl (also written 真珠), a lustrous spherical gem formed inside certain freshwater or marine mollusks, used in medicine and as an ornament 皇 huáng monarch; emperor

HSK 7

噩 è frightful and ominous; horrifying and inauspicious 斑 bān spots or stripes of a contrasting color 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 汪 wāng (lit.) deep and vast (of water)

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琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty 琢 zuó to ponder repeatedly; to mull over (见"琢磨") 瑕 xiá flaw or blemish in jade; fig. defect or shortcoming 瑞 ruì auspicious omen; good luck 璀 cuǐ (lit.) bright and brilliant in color 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade

2 鬼 guǐ — ghost; spirit of a dead person (in superstitious belief)

鬼 is a component in 8 characters

HSK 5

瑰 guī (lit.) a jade-like stone 魅 mèi demon or spirit in legend

HSK 7

愧 kuì ashamed; feeling shame for one's faults or wrongdoings 槐 huái pagoda tree, a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves, pale yellow flowers, and cylindrical seed pods; used as dye source, medicine, and timber 魁 kuí the first place; the leader 魂 hún spirit or mood in general 魄 pò the corporeal soul (in superstition, the spirit attached to the body)

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魔 mó evil demon or malevolent spirit in religion or mythology; metaphor for harmful forces

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