龟
Ancient forms
3 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
- tortoise
- turtle
- variant of 皲
qiū qiu1
- used in 龟兹
Example sentences
- Sea turtles have a long lifespan.
- Scarabs are insects.
Words with 龟
- 龟头 guītóu head of a turtle
- 海龟 hǎiguī turtle
- 金龟 jīnguī tortoise
- 龟公 guīgōng pimp
- 龟板 guībǎn tortoise plastron
- 龟毛 guīmáo (Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
- 乌龟 wūguī tortoise
- 龟甲 guījiǎ tortoise shell
- 龟船 guīchuán "turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭乱 (rén chén wō luàn)
- 龟速 guīsù as slow as a tortoise
- 龟男 guīnán (slang) man who grovels to a woman; man who accepts a subordinate or exploitative role in hopes of her approval
- 龟友 guīyǒu turtle enthusiast