圭 (gwai1 | gui1) : ancient sceptre; ancient sundial

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圭

gwai1

gui1

[1] an elongated sceptre held by rulers on ceremonies in ancient China [2] (ancient Chinese) sundial [3] ancient measurement of volume

Stroke count: 6

Level: 4

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

圭

This word has been viewed 2939 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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圭臬 gwai1 jit6 gui1 nie4 = the standard

奉為圭臬 fung6 wai4 gwai1 jit6 feng4 wei2 gui1 nie4 = look up to as the standard

圭亞那 gwai1 aa3 naa5 gui1 ya3 na4 (Taiwan), gui1 ya4 na4 (PRC) = Guyana

烏拉圭 wu1 laai1 gwai1 wu1 la1 gui1 = Uruguay

巴拉圭 baa1 laai1 gwai1 ba1 la1 gui1 = Paraguay

巴拉圭的 baa1 laai1 gwai1 dik1 ba1 la1 gui1 de5 = [adj] Paraguaian 國

利隆圭 lei6 lung4 gwai1 li4 long2 gui1 = Lilongwe

安圭拉 on1 gwai1 laai1 An1 gui1 la1 = Anguilla

白圭之玷 baak6 gwai1 zi1 dim3 bai2 gui1 zhi1 dian4 = a flaw in sth. or sb. close to perfection

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 圭
Unicode code for this character: U+572d (off-site link)

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