龟 龜
guī
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
tortoise; turtle; (coll.) cuckold
Other reading: jūn
variant of 皸|皲[jun1]
Other reading: qiū
used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]
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海龟 hǎi guī turtle龟兹 Qiū cí Kucha, ancient Silk Road kingdom and Buddhist center on the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert, in present-day Aksu, Xinjiang督龟 dū guī to doze off鳄龟 è guī snapping turtle杠龟 gàng guī to lose one's shirt龟板 guī bǎn tortoise plastron龟船 guī chuán "turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱[ren2 chen2 wo1 luan4]龟趺 guī fū turtle-shaped plinth of a stele龟公 guī gōng pimp龟甲 guī jiǎ tortoise shell龟壳 guī ké tortoise shell龟毛 guī máo indecisive龟男 guī nán man who grovels to a woman龟速 guī sù as slow as a tortoise龟缩 guī suō to withdraw龟头 guī tóu head of a turtle龟息 guī xī to breathe extremely slowly and faintly, in imitation of a turtle龟友 guī yǒu turtle enthusiast金龟 jīn guī tortoise龟裂 jūn liè to crack陆龟 lù guī tortoise乌龟 wū guī tortoise蠵龟 xī guī loggerhead sea turtle