桧 (guì): Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis), (old) coffin lid decoration

桧 (guì) is a Chinese character meaning “chinese juniper (juniperus chinensis).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 木 (tree). It ranks #5138 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 木 tree10 strokesFrequency #5138

Definitions

  1. Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
  2. (old) coffin lid decoration

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
红桧hóng guìFormosan cypress, aka Taiwan red cedar (Chamaecyparis formosensis)
桧木guì mùfalse cypress (genus Chamaecyparis)
桧柏guì bǎiChinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
秦桧qín huìQin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]
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Total compounds
50
As first character
50
As last character
0
As middle character

桧 appears in 4 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这片森桧里生活着许多珍稀的野生动物。

zhè piàn sēn guì lǐ shēng huó zhe xǔ duō zhēn xī de yě shēng dòng wù .

Many rare wild animals live in this cedar forest.

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“台版小京都”桧意森活村重启招商 提高资金等3措施拚观光...

tái bǎn xiǎo jīng dōu guì yì sēn huó cūn chóng qǐ zhāo shāng tí gāo zī jīn děng 3 cuò shī 拚 guàn guāng . . .

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 桧 (guì) mean in Chinese?
桧 (guì) primarily means "chinese juniper (juniperus chinensis)." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #5138 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 桧 have?
桧 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 桧?
The radical associated with 桧 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are common words containing 桧?
Common words with 桧 include: 红桧 (hóng guì, "Formosan cypress, aka Taiwan red cedar (Chamaecyparis formosensis)"); 桧木 (guì mù, "false cypress (genus Chamaecyparis)"); 桧柏 (guì bǎi, "Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)"); 秦桧 (qín huì, "Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
Is 桧 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 桧 and the traditional form is 檜.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.