皈
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guī · to follow, to comply with

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Learn every stroke in 皈

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

白Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 皈 sits in each complete thought.

Tā xīn jìn guī yī de tiān zhǔ jiào tú.他新近皈依的天主教徒。

He is a recent convert to Catholicism.

Source: Tatoeba #387710 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ guī yī yī sī lán jiào duì tā de rén shēng chǎn shēng le shēn yuǎn de yǐng xiǎng.薩米皈依伊斯蘭教對他的人生產生了深遠的影響。

Sami's conversion to Islam was a life-changing thing.

Source: Tatoeba #13799569 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 皈 in context

  1. Say guī, then recall the core meaning: to follow, to comply with.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 皈依 (guī yī), meaning “to convert to”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 皈 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.