Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

ghost; sly; crafty

Chinese: 鬼、鬼魂、狡猾、机灵。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “gui” becomes a different word in each tone. 鬼 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 酒鬼jiǔ guǐdrunkard
  • 胆小鬼dǎn xiǎo guǐcoward
  • 魔鬼mó guǐdevil
  • 搞鬼gǎo guǐto make mischief; to play tricks
  • 有鬼yǒu guǐ(fig.) to smell fishy

Example Sentence

这个故事里有一个吓人的鬼。Zhè ge gù shi lǐ yǒu yí ge xià rén de guǐ.There is a scary ghost in this story.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this故事gù shiold practiceinsideyǒuto have一个yí gea吓人xià rénto scaredeofguǐdisembodied spirit