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CHINESE CHARACTER

guī

龟

龟

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turtle

Numbered pinyin
gui1
English meanings
tortoise, turtle

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺈; bottom 电.

  • Top

    ⺈
  • Bottom

    电
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    • First part

      曰
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    • Second part

      乚

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Decomposition reference

⿱⺈电

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一zhǐ只wū乌guī龟。

    A turtle.

  2. 02

    chángshòu长寿zhī之guī龟。

    A long-lived turtle.

  3. 03

    wū乌guī龟pá爬de得màn慢。

    Turtles crawl slowly.

  4. 04

    ānjìng安静wēnhé温和。

    Quiet and gentle.

  5. 05

    wèiyǎng喂养wū乌guī龟。

    Feed the turtle.

  6. 06

    mànmànlái慢慢来。

    Take it slow.

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