鬼

guǐ

disembodied spirit; ghost; devil

(suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

a picture of 鬼 → a ghost with a monstrous head

The ancient form showed a large, grotesque head atop a crouching body — the exaggerated face marking it as something inhuman. Over time it became the catch-all word for spirits, demons, and the slyly clever.

乚+厶→鬼

孩子们都害怕黑暗里有鬼。

hái zi men dōu hài pà hēi àn lǐ yǒu guǐ。

The children are all afraid that there are ghosts in the dark.

他从小就是个小机灵鬼,什么事都瞒不过他。

tā cóng xiǎo jiù shì gè xiǎo jī líng guǐ,shén me shì dōu mán bù guò tā。

He has been a crafty little devil since childhood; nothing can be hidden from him.

Words with 鬼

鬼话

guǐ huà

lie

鬼故事

guǐ gù shi

ghost story

鬼城

guǐ chéng

ghost town

吸血鬼

xī xuè guǐ

leech

鬼鬼祟祟

guǐ guǐ suì suì

(idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive

疑神疑鬼

yí shén yí guǐ

to suspect everyone

鬼才

guǐ cái

creative genius

酒鬼

jiǔ guǐ

drunkard

酒鬼酒

jiǔ guǐ jiǔ

Jiugui Liquor, liquor company from 吉首[Ji2 shou3]

醉鬼

zuì guǐ

drunkard

阎王好见,小鬼难当

yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng

lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)

雷鬼

léi guǐ

(loanword) reggae

More characters with 乚

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