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傀

guī / kuǐ
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 grand; great
  2. 2 strange; extraordinary

Examples

HSK 4
达生之情者傀。
Dá shēng zhī qíng zhě guī.
One who grasps the true nature of life is great. (Zhuangzi)
HSK 7-9
古文里傀有高大雄伟的意思。
Gǔwén lǐ guī yǒu gāodà xióngwěi de yìsi.
Ancient texts use this character to mean great and imposing.

Tips

history
The guī reading means 'grand' or 'strange' and is largely classical, seen in old texts like the 庄子. In modern Chinese the character is almost always the kuǐ of 傀儡.

Components

radical
亻 rén
person
The side-form of the person radical 人. A puppet is a human-shaped figure, so the person element suits the 傀儡 sense well.
phonetic
鬼 guǐ
ghost; spirit
Provides the sound; its eerie ghost imagery also fits an inanimate figure made to move as if alive.

Stroke Order

傀 guī