闺 (guī): small arched door, boudoir, lady's chamber, (fig.) women
闺 (guī) is a Chinese character meaning “small arched door.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 门 (semantic) and 圭 (phonetic). It ranks #2883 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 闺 gate. Its radical form 门 (gate) appears in many related characters such as 门 (mén, door, gate), 间 (jiān, room, between), 闪 (shǎn, to flash, to dodge).
Definitions
- small arched door
- boudoir
- lady's chamber
- (fig.) women
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闺房noun | guī fáng | lady's chamber |
| 闺女noun | guī nü | maiden |
| 闺秀noun | guī xiù | well-bred young lady |
| 深闺noun | shēn guī | lady's private room or bedroom |
| 大家闺秀phrase | dà jiā guī xiù | girl from a wealthy family |
| 黄花闺女noun | huáng huā guī nǚ | maiden |
| 闺门旦 | guī mén dàn | young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera |
| 闺情 | guī qíng | women's love |
| 闺密 | guī mì | variant of 閨蜜|闺蜜 |
| 兰闺 | lán guī | a lady's room (honorific) |
| 筚门闺窦phrase | bì mén guī dòu | wicker door, hole window (idiom) |
| 香闺 | xiāng guī | a woman's rooms |
| 闺范noun | guī fàn | lady's demeanor |
| 闺窗 | guī chuāng | a lady's chamber |
| 闺阁noun | guī gé | lady's chamber |
闺 appears in 19 compound words: 63 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 16 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 闺 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
闺字由9笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
guī zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "闺" consists of nine strokes, with a remarkably ingenious structure.
谷爱凌与闺密穿同款比基尼 网友拿两人的肚腩比一比
gǔ ài líng yǔ guī mì chuān tóng kuǎn bǐ jī ní wǎng yǒu ná liǎng rén de dù 腩 bǐ yī bǐ
Eileen Gu and her best friend wore matching bikinis, prompting netizens to compare their tummies
曾和小S姊妹是闺密!李心洁20年后揭疏远真相:我都没机会...
céng hé xiǎo S 姊 mèi shì guī mì ! lǐ xīn jié 2 0 nián hòu jiē shū yuǎn zhēn xiāng : wǒ dōu méi jī huì . . .
She used to be best friends with the Xiaoxi sisters! 20 years later, Li Xinjie reveals the truth behind their estrangement: "I never even had the chance..."
跟闺蜜学的,没想到这么好吃!! #甜品#治愈...
gēn guī mì xué de , méi xiǎng dào zhè má hǎo chī ! ! tián pǐn zhì yù . . .
I learned this from my best friend—I had no idea it would be this delicious!! #Dessert #ComfortFood...
...宣布离巢疑好事近 曾两度选美与港姐季军为闺蜜
. . . xuān bù lí cháo yí hǎo shì jìn céng liǎng dù xuǎn měi yǔ gǎng jiě jì jūn wéi guī mì
... Announcing that he is close to the nest and has been a girlfriend with the third runner-up of Miss Hong Kong twice
...“黄金32C”画面爆回响 与李海铜“暖心闺密”获封潜力 CP
. . . huáng jīn 3 2 C huà miàn bào huí xiǎng yǔ lǐ hǎi tóng nuǎn xīn guī mì huò fēng qián lì C P
The "Golden 32C" picture exploded with Li Haitong's "heart-warming girlfriend" and was awarded the potential CP
好久没见到我家闺女了。
Hǎojiǔ méi jiàndào wǒ jiā guīnǚ le.
I haven't seen my girl in a long time.
他听得多说得少, 在闺房和大厅都很受欢迎。
Tā tīng de duō shuō de shǎo, zài guīfáng hé dàtīng dōu hěn shòuhuānyíng.
He that hears much and speaks not at all shall be welcome both in bower and hall.
Character Family
门 Radical Family — Characters sharing the gate radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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