Memory phrase for the character: 鬼

鬼

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Meaning

devil, ghost, sly, crafty

Pronunciation

guǐ

Explanation

 From top: death mask (accent ノ, field 田), legs 儿, nose 厶

Mnemonic
 
The dead mask with legs and nose looks like a devil.

Radicals

鬼 devil, demon, ghost
厶 private, noseSide view of a nose that is facing to the left.




 Vocabulary

鬼子 guǐ zi  Japanese devils, wartime term insult for Japanese
魔鬼 mó guǐ  devil
鬼扯腿 guǐ chě tuǐ  lit. ghost pulls your leg; involuntary tug of muscles; fig. very unlucky; fig. argumentative; fig. can't help doing it
鬼迷心窍 guǐ mí xīn qiào  lit. devil charms heart tunnel (idiom); infatuated; possessed by a devil
鬼佬 guǐ lǎo  foreigner (Cantonese); westerner
鬼鬼祟祟 guǐ guǐ suì suì  sneaky; secretive; evil spirit
鬼鬼祟祟 guǐ guǐ suì suì  sneaky; secretive; evil spirit
吝啬鬼 lìn sè guǐ  a miser; a penny-pincher
馋鬼 chán guǐ  glutton; greedy; piggish
馋鬼 chán guǐ  

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