诡 Stroke Order — How to Write 诡
诡 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 讠, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
诡 Radical and Character Components
诡 is a phono-semantic compound: 讠 (speech) carries the meaning, while 危 indicates the sound.
Radical: 讠 + 6 more strokes
诡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- guǐ
Meanings of 诡 in Chinese
1
guǐ诡
Deceitful, cunning, fraudulent; refers to dishonest actions or speech, such as fallacious arguments or deceptive claims.
他善于用诡辩来混淆视听。
He is good at using sophistry to confuse the public.
Strange, abnormal, weird, mysterious, or unpredictable.
那栋废弃的房子里总是传来一些诡异的声音。
Strange sounds always come from that abandoned house.
To exact, demand, or solicit, often persistently or unfairly; to extort.
他不时诡求着一些额外的报酬。
He occasionally demands some extra compensation.
To contradict or violate; often used in '言行相诡' (yán xíng xiāng guǐ) to describe a discrepancy between one's words and actions.
他的言行相诡，让人难以信任。
His words and actions contradict each other, making him hard to trust.
Common Words and Phrases with 诡
1
Sophism; a fallacious argument, especially one used to mislead or deceive by distorting facts or logic.
他的论点充满了诡辩，试图将简单的问题复杂化，以掩盖事实的真相。
His argument was full of sophistry, attempting to complicate simple matters to conceal the truth.
2
Sophistry: the use of subtle, misleading, or fallacious arguments, often for the purpose of deception.
他试图用复杂的诡辩术来证明自己迟到的合理性，但大家都不买账。
He attempted to use elaborate sophistry to justify his lateness, but no one was convinced.
3
to falsely claim or allege; to deceitfully state
他诡称自己是著名的科学家，试图骗取投资人的资金。
He falsely claimed to be a renowned scientist, attempting to defraud investors of their funds.
4
Deceptive words or rhetoric, often used to prevaricate or distort facts.
面对他的质疑，销售人员试图用一番诡辞来掩盖产品的缺陷。
Faced with his doubts, the salesperson tried to use sophistry to cover up the product's flaws.
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Fantastic; strange and changeable; bizarrely enchanting.
艺术家用光影创造了一个诡幻的梦境空间。
The artist used light and shadow to create a phantasmagoric dream space.
7
A deceptive trick or scheme, often used to mislead or achieve a hidden purpose.
他用诡计骗取了大家的信任。
He used a trick to gain everyone's trust.
8
full of craft and cunning; tricky; very wily and mischievous
那个推销员诡计多端，总是想方设法让顾客购买不需要的产品。
That salesman is full of cunning tricks, always trying every means to make customers buy unnecessary products.
9
Strange, unpredictable, bizarre, and often treacherous or sly.
深夜的森林里，弥漫着一种诡谲的气氛。
In the deep forest at night, a strange and mysterious atmosphere permeated.
10
Secretive, mysterious, or surreptitious, often implying something hidden or not openly revealed.
那个老房子里总是弥漫着一种诡秘的气氛。
That old house was always filled with a mysterious and secretive atmosphere.
11
an affected or feigned smile
他嘴角浮现出一丝诡笑，让人觉得他心中另有盘算
A strange, cunning smile played on his lips, making one suspect he had ulterior motives.
12
Deceitful and cunning.
他用诡诈的手段取得了比赛的胜利，但他的行为很快就被揭露。
He won the game through deceitful means, but his actions were soon exposed.
More words with 诡
- guǐ诡qiú求connive for, scheme for
- guǐ诡yì异eerie, weird
- xiāng相guǐ诡contradictory, paradoxical
- guǐ诡yǐng影zhuàng幢zhuàng幢Eerie shadows, Ghostly shadows loom
- xíng行zōng踪guǐ诡mì秘secretive movements, mysterious whereabouts
Idioms with 诡
- guǐ诡jué谲guài怪dàn诞bizarre, grotesque, and unsettling
- guǐ诡mì秘mò莫cè测mysterious and unpredictable
- fēng风jué谲yún云guǐ诡treacherous, complex, and unpredictable situation
- xū虚cí词guǐ诡shuō说false and tricky talk
- yán言xíng行xiāng相guǐ诡actions contradict words
- yīn阴móu谋guǐ诡jì计sinister plots and cunning schemes
- zōng踪jì迹guǐ诡mì秘secretive and elusive movements
- guǐ诡dàn诞bù不jīng经strange and absurd
- guǐ诡jué谲wú无xíng行deceitful and unscrupulous
- guǐ诡xíng形guài怪zhuàng状grotesque and bizarre shapes
- guǐ诡xíng形qí奇zhì制Peculiar and bizarre forms
- guǐ诡xíng形shū殊zhuàng状strange and unusual shapes
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Open the tool →Questions about 诡
What does 诡 mean in Chinese?
诡 (guǐ) means “Deceitful, cunning, fraudulent” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 诡?
诡 is pronounced guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 诡 have?
诡 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 诡?
诡 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 讠. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 诡?
The radical of 诡 is 讠, and 诡 is a phono-semantic compound.