Meaning
tortoise; turtle
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gui” becomes a different word in each tone. 龟 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 龟公guī gōngpimp
- 龟头guī tóuhead of a turtle; glans penis
- 海龟hǎi guīturtle; Internet slang for 海归
- 金龟jīn guītortoise; scarab beetle
- 龟友guī yǒuturtle enthusiast
Example Sentence
乌龟虽然爬得慢，却很有耐心。Wū guī suī rán pá de màn, què hěn yǒu nài xīn.Although the turtle crawls slowly, it is very patient.
乌龟Wū guītortoise虽suīalthough然ráncorrect爬páto crawl得de(verb complement)慢mànslow，却quèbut很hěnvery有yǒuto have耐心nài xīnto be patient。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a turtle seen from the side: head, shell, legs and tail. Simplified from 龜. It means ‘turtle / tortoise’.
A way to remember it
A side-on shell with head and tail poking out — a turtle.