龜
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guī · turtle, tortoise

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龜
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18Total strokes

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龜Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 龜

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Example sentences

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Yǎ ní kàn dào ér zǐ zài wán yì zhī jīn guī zǐ.雅尼看到兒子在玩一隻金龜子。

Yanni saw his son playing with a June beetle.

Source: Tatoeba #13575736 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yě tù bèi wū guī pāo le zài hòu tóu.野兔被烏龜拋了在後頭。

The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.

Source: Tatoeba #339505 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhī wū guī hěn lǎo le.這隻烏龜很老了。

This turtle is really old.

Source: Tatoeba #6045730 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè kuài guī fù jiǎ de jiǎ qiáo shàng yǒu sān gè zì de kè cí.這塊龜腹甲的甲橋上有三個字的刻辭。

There are three words engraved on the bridge of the plastron of this turtle.

Source: Tatoeba #9963685 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn guī zǐ shì kūn chóng.金龜子是昆蟲。

Dung beetles are insects.

Source: Tatoeba #6031757 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tùzi hé wū guī sài pǎo.兔子和烏龜賽跑。

A hare raced with a tortoise.

Source: Tatoeba #5842712 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 龜 in context

  1. Say guī, then recall the core meaning: turtle, tortoise.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 龜 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.