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龟 (guī) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

龟 (guī) is a Chinese word: turtle. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 龟

名 míng noun

turtle

我看见一只龟在池塘里游泳。

wǒ kàn jiàn yì zhī guī zài chí táng lǐ yóu yǒng

I saw a turtle swimming in the pond.

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Word breakdown

龟 guī — turtle

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 乌龟 wū guī — turtle HSK 6
    • 乌 black/dark (describing the color of the turtle's shell)
    • 龟 turtle/tortoise (the base animal)
    Example

    这只乌龟爬得很慢。

    zhè zhī wū guī pá de hěn màn

    This turtle crawls very slowly.

Structure & writing
1 龟 guī — turtle; tortoise (reptile with a hard shell, short limbs, and retractable head and limbs)

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

consists of

1.1 ⺈ xiàng — knife/blade radical
⺈ is a component in 8 characters
HSK 2
色 sè color; visual impression produced by light emitted or reflected from objects
HSK 3
角 jiǎo horn (hard growth on an animal's head, typically long, curved, and pointed)
HSK 4
免 miǎn to remove; to eliminate 危 wēi unsafe, dangerous (opposite of 安) 尔 ěr (lit.) you (second-person pronoun) 象 xiàng elephant (the large mammal) 负 fù to carry on one's back
HSK 6
龟 guī turtle; tortoise (reptile with a hard shell, short limbs, and retractable head and limbs)
1.2 电 diàn — electricity (a form of energy capable of powering lights, machinery, etc.)
电 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 6
龟 guī turtle; tortoise (reptile with a hard shell, short limbs, and retractable head and limbs)

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