诡 (guǐ): (bound form) sly, crafty

诡 (guǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) sly.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 危 (phonetic). It ranks #3117 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 诡 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 话 (huà, speech, words), 说 (shuō, to speak, to say), 请 (qǐng, please, to invite).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 讠 speech8 strokesFrequency #3117讠 semantic 危 phonetic

Definitions

(bound form) sly
crafty

Etymology & Origin

诡

pictophoneticspeech

Decomposition: ⿰讠危 (layout: left-right)

Components:讠semantic 危phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
诡异	guǐ yì	strange
诡计	guǐ jì	trick
诡计多端	guǐ jì duō duān	deceitful in many ways (idiom)
诡辩	guǐ biàn	specious arguments
诡秘	guǐ mì	secretive
诡诈	guǐ zhà	sly
阴谋诡计	yīn móu guǐ jì	crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
诡辩家	guǐ biàn jiā	sophist
诡辩术	guǐ biàn shù	specious arguments
诡笑	guǐ xiào	smirk
奇诡	qí guǐ	strange
吊诡矜奇	diào guǐ jīn qí	strange and paradoxical
诡谲	guǐ jué	weird
吊诡	diào guǐ	bizarre

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

诡 appears in 14 compound words: 71 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 14 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 诡 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

异yì

0.5491,913 co-occurrences

辩biàn

0.544756 co-occurrences

诈zhà

0.517282 co-occurrences

计jì

0.4652,433 co-occurrences

阴yīn

0.464444 co-occurrences

谋móu

0.436444 co-occurrences

吊diào

0.384108 co-occurrences

骗piàn

0.38260 co-occurrences

耍shuǎ

0.38036 co-occurrences

牧mù

0.378240 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

诡计多端guǐjìduōduānHSK 7+

to have many crafty plots

phrase

吊诡矜奇diào guǐ jīn qíHSK 7+

strange and paradoxical

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了解诡字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。

le jiě guǐ zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ jiě zhōng guó wén huà .

Understanding the origin of the character "诡" helps in understanding Chinese culture.

EttodayApr 2026

高雄5机车诡异连环摔!27岁爸“脑出血”命危师泪求...

gāo xióng 5 jī chē guǐ yì lián huán shuāi ! 2 7 suì bà nǎo chū xiě mìng wēi shī lèi qiú . . .

三立新聞網Mar 2026

AI聊天机器人耍诡计无视人类指令例攀升

A I liáo tiān jī qì rén shuǎ guǐ jì wú shì rén lèi zhǐ lìng lì pān shēng

TvbsFeb 2026

郑丽文撞钟诡异抖动!命理师惊揭“是他显灵”要警告关键...

zhèng lí wén zhuàng zhōng guǐ yì dǒu dòng ! mìng lǐ shī jīng jiē shì tā xiǎn líng yāo jǐng gào guān jiàn . . .

Zheng Liwen rang the bell and shook strangely! The numerologist revealed that "it was he who appeared" to warn the key...

風傳媒Feb 2026

金融热议》美股为何如此诡异?七巨头陷入困局,原本死沈的消费股却大...

jīn róng rè yì měi gǔ wéi hé rú cǐ guǐ yì ? qī jù tóu xiàn rù kùn jú , yuán běn sǐ 沈 de xiāo fèi gǔ què dà . . .

Why are US stocks so weird? The Big Seven are in trouble, but the consumer stocks that were originally dead are big...

Character Family

讠 Radical Family — Characters sharing the speech radical

谤bàng 诧chà 诚chéng 词cí 诞dàn 调diào 谍dié 订dìng 讹é 访fǎng

Related Characters

话huà 说shuō 请qǐng 认rèn 识shí 记jì 讲jiǎng 该gāi 谢xiè 试shì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 诡 (guǐ) mean in Chinese?

诡 (guǐ) primarily means "(bound form) sly." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3117 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 诡 have?

诡 is written with 8 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 诡?

The radical associated with 诡 is 讠 (speech). This radical appears in many characters related to speech.

What are the components of 诡?

诡 is composed of: 讠 (semantic), 危 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰讠危 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 诡?

Common words with 诡 include: 诡异 (guǐ yì, "strange"); 诡计 (guǐ jì, "trick"); 诡计多端 (guǐ jì duō duān, "deceitful in many ways (idiom)"); 诡辩 (guǐ biàn, "specious arguments"); 诡秘 (guǐ mì, "secretive"). There are over 14 compound words containing this character.

Is 诡 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 诡 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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