Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced gui
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced gui, including 规 guī, 贵 guì, 归 guī, 鬼 guǐ, 轨 guǐ. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
gui joins the initial g to the final ui in one motion — say it as a single Mandarin beat with the tone over it, not as English letters in a row.
Initial g
Start the syllable on the initial g, then run straight into the final ui — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ui
Settle the final ui into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (规 guī, 贵 guì, 归 guī, 鬼 guǐ, 轨 guǐ) and lock in their tones. 10 common characters share the sound gui, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
gui turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 规, 归, 龟… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 鬼, 轨 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 贵, 桂, 柜… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing gui inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
10 common characters in this group.