詭 meaning and stroke order
To cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous
How to write 詭, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 詭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) sly; crafty
- (literary) weird; bizarre
- (literary) contradictory; inconsistent
How 詭 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
言 gives the meaning and 危 hints at the sound.
Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.
How to remember 詭
詭 combines 言 (speech) with 危 (wēi, danger), which gives the sound. Think of words 言 that are dangerous 危: sly, tricky talk you should not trust.
詭 is a bound form, so it appears inside words rather than alone. Common words are 詭計 (guǐjì, trick) and 詭異 (guǐyì, weird, eerie). Example: 他的笑容很詭異。(Tā de xiàoróng hěn guǐyì.) His smile is very strange.
Common mistake: Learners often read 詭 as wēi because of the phonetic 危, but the correct reading is guǐ, third tone. Also do not confuse it with 跪 (guì, to kneel), which has the foot radical 足 instead of 言.
Common words with 詭
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 詭
How many strokes are in 詭?
詭 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 詭 mean?
詭 (guǐ) means to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous. A common word with it is 诡异 (guǐyì), meaning "strange; weird".
How do you pronounce 詭?
詭 is pronounced guǐ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 詭?
The radical of 詭 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 詭 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 詭?
詭 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 诡, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the simplified form of 詭?
The simplified form is 诡, where the speech radical 言 is written as 讠. The right side 危 stays the same.
Does 詭異 mean something bad?
詭異 (guǐyì) means strange in an eerie or unsettling way, not simply unusual. It is often used for creepy atmospheres, odd behavior, or puzzling situations.