guī

turtle or tortoise

Simplified form of . Pictograph of a tortoise.

Evolution

龟 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
龟 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
龟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
龟 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
龟 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
龟 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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guī

turtle or tortoise; cuckold; tortoise; turtle

Most common words with 龟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

tortoise

乌龟

tortoise

海龟

turtle

龟头

glans penis

金龟

tortoise