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).

Spoken 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adjective	guǐ yì	strange
诡计noun	guǐ jì	trick
诡计多端phrase	guǐ jì duō duān	deceitful in many ways (idiom)
诡辩verb	guǐ biàn	specious arguments
诡秘adjective	guǐ mì	secretive
诡诈adjective	guǐ zhà	sly
诡谲多变	guǐ jué duō biàn	(idiom) unpredictable
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
波谲云诡	bō jué yún guǐ	(idiom) ever-changing
云谲波诡	yún jué bō guǐ	see 波譎雲詭\|波谲云诡
波诡云谲	bō guǐ yún jué	see 波譎雲詭\|波谲云诡
奇诡	qí guǐ	strange

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

诡 appears in 17 compound words: 65 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 12 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

0.562655 co-occurrences

辩biàn

0.536252 co-occurrences

诈zhà

0.50994 co-occurrences

计jì

0.463810 co-occurrences

阴yīn

0.457148 co-occurrences

谋móu

0.430148 co-occurrences

命mìng

0.39710 co-occurrences

吊diào

0.37936 co-occurrences

骗piàn

0.37720 co-occurrences

耍shuǎ

0.37512 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (5)

诡计多端guǐjìduōduānHSK 7+

to have many crafty plots

phrase

波诡云谲bō guǐ yún juéHSK 7+

see 波譎雲詭|波谲云诡

phrase

波谲云诡bō jué yún guǐHSK 7+

(idiom) ever-changing; unpredictable

phrase

诡谲多变guǐ jué duō biànHSK 7+

(idiom) unpredictable; ever-changing

phrase

云谲波诡yún jué bō guǐHSK 7+

see 波譎雲詭|波谲云诡

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.

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TvbsFeb 2026

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風傳媒Feb 2026

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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 . . .

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Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 讠 (speech) component

说shuō 认rèn 许xǔ 计jì 该gāi 让ràng 识shí 请qǐng 设shè 议yì

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 17 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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