Pronunciation

Characters pronounced gui.

14 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 14 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

柜 guì cabinet, cupboard; shop counter 桂 guì cassia or cinnamon 贵 guì expensive, costly, valuable 跪 guì kneel 归 guī return; return to, revert to 瑰 guī extraordinary, fabulous; rose 硅 guī silicon (element 14, Si) 规 guī rules, regulations, customs, law 闺 guī artistic · cute small entrance; women's quarters 龟 guī classic turtle or tortoise; cuckold 癸 guǐ 10th heavenly stem 诡 guǐ deceive, cheat, defraud; sly 轨 guǐ track, rut, path 鬼 guǐ natural ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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