guǐ晷
晷
technical
literary
Meaning of 晷
晷 means sun shadow; sunlight; fig. time; ancient sundial; instrument for measuring time by the sun's shadow. Pronounced guǐ.
- sun shadow; sunlight; fig. time
- ancient sundial; instrument for measuring time by the sun's shadow
Character Info
Radical曰
Strokes9
Stroke Order
晷
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zhēn珍
xī惜
yú余
guǐ晷
，
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
。
He cherishes the remaining time and studies hard.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
fén焚
gāo膏
jì继
guǐ晷
lái来
xíng形
róng容
qín勤
fèn奋
kǔ苦
dú读
。
The ancients often used 'burning the midnight oil' to describe diligent study.
Rì日
guǐ晷
yí移
dòng动
，
guāng光
yīn阴
yì易
shì逝
。
As the sun's shadow moves, time flies.
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
座/ zuò