鬼
Ancient forms
3 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
guǐ gui3
- disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
- (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
- sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡)
- one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
Example sentences
- Do you really believe in ghosts?
- Some people believe in ghosts.
HSK words with 鬼
More words with 鬼
- 鬼子 guǐzi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders)
- 小鬼 xiǎoguǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child)
- 白鬼 báiguǐ "white ghost", derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)
- 鬼城 guǐchéng ghost town
- 鬼神 guǐshén supernatural beings
- 色鬼 sèguǐ lecher
- 鬼火 guǐhuǒ will-o'-the-wisp
- 黑鬼 hēiguǐ black devil (derogatory term for black or African person)