ɡuī

HSK 7-9
common
noun

Meaning of

龟 means turtle; tortoise. Pronounced ɡuī. HSK 7-9.

  • turtle; tortoise

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

guī
shì
zhǒng
xíng
dòng
huǎn
màn
de
xíng
dòng
 

Tortoises are slow-moving reptiles.

Zhè
zhǐ
hǎi
guī
suō
zhī
duǒ
jìn
le
jiǎ
 

This sea turtle retracted its limbs into its shell.

ye
yǎng
le
zhī
xiǎo
guī
dāng
chǒng
 

Grandpa raised a tiny tortoise as a pet.

Zhè
zhǒng
shēng
guī
shēng
huó
zài
dàn
shuǐ
zhōng
 

This wild turtle lives in freshwater lakes.

Guī
sài
pǎo
de
shì
jiā
xiǎo
 

The story of the tortoise and the hare is well-known nationwide.