guī
noun #53,429

Meanings

  1. 1 rose (in 玫瑰)
  2. 2 fine jade; extraordinary

Examples

Tā sòng gěi tā yí shù hóng méigui.
He gave her a bunch of red roses.
Zhèxiē bìhuà shì guīlì de wénhuà guībǎo.
These murals are a magnificent treasure of culture.

Tips

mistakes
In the everyday word 玫瑰 (rose), is toneless (gui). The full reading guī appears in literary words like 瑰丽 (magnificent) and 瑰宝 (treasure).

Components

radical
wáng
jade (as a left-side radical)
On the left this is the jade radical (the jade form of ), grouping with precious stones, fitting its 'fine jade / extraordinary' sense.
phonetic
guǐ
ghost; spirit
(ghost) provides the sound, near guī; it lends no meaning here and works as the phonetic component.

Stroke Order

guī