龟
tortoise; turtle
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Character Decomposition
龟=⺈+电
Etymology
A turtle; compare 龜
Meanings2 pronunciations
guī
tortoise; turtle
(coll.) cuckold
qiū
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Words with 龟 45 total
turtle · Internet slang for hǎi guī海龟hǎi guītortoise · scarab beetle金龟jīn guītortoise · cuckold乌龟wū guī(Tw) to lose one's shirt (gambling); to meet with failure (from Taiwanese 摃龜)杠龟gàng guī(Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜)督龟dū guīloggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)蠵龟xī guītortoise陆龟lù guīMary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)隐龟yǐn guīsnapping turtle鳄龟è guīpimp龟公guī gōngturtle enthusiast龟友guī yǒutortoise plastron · turtle shell龟板guī bǎntortoise shell龟壳guī ké(Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese)龟毛guī máotortoise shell龟甲guī jiǎ(slang) man who grovels to a woman; man who accepts a subordinate or exploitative role in hopes of her approval龟男guī nánto withdraw · to hole up龟缩guī suō"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 rén chén wō luàn龟船guī chuánKucha, ancient Silk Road kingdom and Buddhist center on the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert (Han-Tang period), in present-day Aksu, Xinjiang龟兹Qiū cíto crack · cracked · fissured · creviced · (of skin) chapped龟裂jūn lièturtle-shaped plinth of a stele龟趺guī fūas slow as a tortoise龟速guī sùhead of a turtle · glans penis龟头guī tóunine-tailed turtle of mythology · The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan九尾龟jiǔ wěi guī
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