Chinese words starting with “gui”
28 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable gui. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 3 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial g · final ui · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 17
- 3rd tone 3
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 规定guī dìngHSK 3
to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
- 规则guī zéHSK 4
rule; regulation; rules and regulations
- 规范guī fànHSK 3
norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify
All 28 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 鬼 | guǐ | n,a | disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy | |
| 2 | 贵 | guì | a,r,b,g | expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your | |
| 3 | 归 | guī | v | to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor | |
| 4 | 规划 | guī huà | n,v,vn | to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program | |
| 5 | 规模 | guī mó | n,d | scale; scope; extent | |
| 6 | 轨道 | guǐ dào | n | track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite); (fig.) a person's established path in life; desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor); (audio engineering) track; (quantum mechanics) orbital | |
| 7 | 规律 | guī lǜ | n | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline | |
| 8 | 跪 | guì | v | to kneel | |
| 9 | 规矩 | guī ju | n,a | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | |
| 10 | 贵族 | guì zú | n | lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy | |
| 11 | 归来 | guī lái | v,vn | to return; to come back | |
| 12 | 柜台 | guì tái | n | sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter) | |
| 13 | 龟 | guī | n,g | tortoise; turtle | |
| 14 | 贵宾 | guì bīn | n | honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP | |
| 15 | 归还 | guī huán | v | to return sth; to revert | |
| 16 | 规章 | guī zhāng | n | rule; regulation | |
| 17 | 轨迹 | guǐ jì | n | locus; orbit; trajectory; track | |
| 18 | 归属 | guī shǔ | vn,v | to belong to; to be affiliated to; to fall under the jurisdiction of; a place where one feels that one belongs; one's final destination (where one need look no further) | |
| 19 | 柜子 | guì zi | n | cupboard; cabinet | |
| 20 | 规格 | guī gé | n | standard; norm; specification | |
| 21 | 归宿 | guī sù | n | place to return to; home; final destination; ending | |
| 22 | 贵重 | guì zhòng | a | precious | |
| 23 | 归结 | guī jié | v | to sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell; conclusion; end (of a story etc) | |
| 24 | 闺女 | guī ˙nü | n | maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter | |
| 25 | 归纳 | guī nà | v,vn | to sum up; to summarize; to conclude from facts; induction (method of deduction in logic) | |
| 26 | 归根到底 | guī gēn dào dǐ | l | after all; in the final analysis; ultimately | |
| 27 | 瑰宝 | guī bǎo | n | gem; (fig.) rare and valuable item; gem; treasure | |
| 28 | 桂花 | guì huā | n | osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans |
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