鬼
Character
ghost; the spirit of a dead person
- Radical
- 鬼 (itself)
- Strokes
- 9
- Structure
- Surrounds from top-left
- Parts
- 乚 厶
- Traditional
- 鬼
- Frequency
- #1118 most common character
Meaning
guǐ
gui3- ghost; the spirit of a dead person
- clever in a sneaky, tricky way
- person with a bad habit or trait, as in 酒鬼 'heavy drinker'
Examples
你相信有鬼吗？
nǐ xiāng xìn yǒu guǐ ma
Do you believe there are ghosts?
AI-generated sentence
他是个胆小鬼，怕黑。
tā shì gè dǎn xiǎo guǐ pà hēi
He is a coward; he is afraid of the dark.
AI-generated sentence
这个孩子真鬼。
zhè ge hái zi zhēn guǐ
This kid is really clever and crafty.
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Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 鬼
Draw “鬼” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 鬼
See all 149 →鬼佬guǐ lǎoforeigner (Cantonese)Word鬼叫guǐ jiào(coll.) to holler; to squawkWord鬼城guǐ chéngghost townWord鬼婆guǐ póCaucasian woman (Cantonese)Word鬼子guǐ zidevil (derog. term for foreign invaders)Word鬼屋guǐ wūhaunted houseWord鬼怪guǐ guàihobgoblinWord鬼才guǐ cáicreative geniusWord鬼扯guǐ chěnonsenseWord鬼楼guǐ lóuhaunted houseWord鬼混guǐ hùnto hang aroundWord鬼火guǐ huǒwill-o'-the-wispWord