瑰 (guī): (semiprecious stone), extraordinary
瑰 (guī) is a Chinese character meaning “(semiprecious stone).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 鬼 (phonetic). It ranks #2407 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 瑰 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 玩 (wán, to play), 现 (xiàn, to appear), 班 (bān, team).
Definitions
- (semiprecious stone)
- extraordinary
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 瑰
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玫瑰花 | méi guī huā | rose |
| 瑰宝 | guī bǎo | a treasure |
| 瑰丽 | guī lì | elegant |
| 玫瑰战争 | méi guī zhàn zhēng | The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) |
| 瑰奇 | guī qí | magnificent |
| 玫瑰星云 | méi guī xīng yún | Rosette nebula NGC 2237 |
| 瑰异 | guī yì | marvelous |
| 玫瑰果 | méi guī guǒ | rose hip |
| 玫瑰念珠 | méi gui niàn zhū | rosary (Catholic prayer beads) |
| 瑰伟 | guī wěi | ornate (style) |
| 瑰玮 | guī wěi | ornate (style) |
| 玫瑰茄 | méi gui qié | roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) |
瑰 appears in 13 compound words: 46 as the first character, 8 as the last, and 46 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 瑰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
瑰字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
guī zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "瑰" is not commonly used in everyday life.
绿玫瑰领风骚 台版凡尔赛花园新品种层出
lǜ méi guī lǐng fēng sāo tái bǎn fán ěr sài huā yuán xīn pǐn zhǒng céng chū
圣盖博市灯会／“熔岩玫瑰”登台 展现女性之美
shèng gài bó shì dēng huì 熔 yán méi guī dēng tái zhǎn xiàn nǚ xìng zhī měi
San Gabriel Lantern Festival / “Lava Rose” Takes the Stage, Celebrating Feminine Beauty
组图:隐藏的瑰宝 英格兰童话般历史小镇
zǔ tú : yǐn zàng de guī bǎo yīng gé lán tóng huà bān lì shǐ xiǎo zhèn
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我父亲的嗜好是种玫瑰花。
Wǒ fùqīn de shìhào shì zhǒng méiguīhuā.
My father's hobby is growing roses.
女孩给了我一枝红玫瑰和一枝白玫瑰。
Nǚhái gěi le wǒ yī zhī hóng méiguī hé yī zhī bái méiguī.
The girl brought me a red and a white rose.
玫瑰的芬芳弥漫了整个房间.
Méiguī de fēnfāng mímàn le zhěnggè fángjiān.
The smell of roses filled the room.
她手里拿着一朵玫瑰。
Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī duǒ méigui.
She has a rose in her hand.
我喜欢花，比如说，玫瑰。
Wǒ xǐhuan huā, bǐrú shuō, méiguī.
I like flowers, such as roses.
我要把我的玫瑰拿到花展上展示。
Wǒ yào bǎ wǒ de méiguī ná dào huāzhǎn shàng zhǎnshì.
I'm going to exhibit my roses at the flower show.
Character Family
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