guī

common
literary

Meaning of

闺 means small gate with round top and square bottom; boudoir; women's private chamber. Pronounced guī.

  • small gate with round top and square bottom
  • boudoir; women's private chamber

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

dài
tíng
yuàn
zhōng
cháng
shè
yǒu
guī
mén
yàng
shì
de
xiǎo
mén
 

Small gates in the style of guimen are often set up in ancient courtyards.

 
Shī
Jīng》zhōng
 
céng
zài
guò
zhè
zhǒng
shàng
yuán
xià
fāng
de
guī
 
 

This round-top and square-bottom small gate was recorded in The Book of Songs.