贵
guì
abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your
centerpiece (中) + shell-money (贝) = precious and expensive
贝 is the semantic root, representing cowrie shells — ancient currency and symbols of wealth. 中 and 一 together may suggest a centerpiece of value, though their exact structural role is debated; the shell component carries the core meaning.
Words with 贵
云贵高原
yún guì gāo yuán
Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan
达官贵人
dá guān guì rén
(idiom) high officials and noble lords; the powerful and influential
达官显贵
dá guān xiǎn guì
see 達官貴人|达官贵人[da2 guan1 gui4 ren2]
长命富贵
cháng mìng fù guì
We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
难能可贵
nán néng kě guì
rare and precious
云贵川
yún guì chuān
Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan
显贵
xiǎn guì
dignitary
高抬贵手
gāo tái guì shǒu
to be generous (idiom)
高贵
gāo guì
grandeur
高贵鸡
gāo guì jī
(Tw) (slang) snobbish, pretentious gay person
黑命贵
hēi mìng guì
Black Lives Matter (social movement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)