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瑰

guī
noun #53,429

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
他送给她一束红玫瑰。
Tā sòng gěi tā yí shù hóng méigui.
He gave her a bunch of red roses.
HSK 7-9
这些壁画是瑰丽的文化瑰宝。
Zhèxiē bìhuà shì guīlì de wénhuà guībǎo.
These murals are a magnificent treasure of culture.

Tips

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

Components

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

Stroke Order

瑰 guī