Keyword
tortoise
- turtle
- cuckold
- Frequency
- #2159
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
guī
Mnemonic
A turtle; compare 龜
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
龟
tortoise; turtle; (coll.) cuckold
乌龟
tortoise; cuckold
海龟
turtle; Internet slang for 海归 (hǎiguī)
龟头
head of a turtle; glans penis
龟兹
Kucha, ancient Silk Road kingdom and Buddhist center on the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert (Han-Tang period), in present-day Aksu, Xinjiang
龟裂
to crack; cracked; fissured; creviced; (of skin) chapped
金龟
tortoise; scarab beetle
龟儿子
(coll.) bastard; son of a bitch
龟甲
tortoise shell
龟缩
to withdraw; to hole up
陆龟
tortoise
龟壳
tortoise shell
缩头乌龟
a turtle that pulls its head in; (fig.) coward; chicken
金龟子
scarab
忍者神龟
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc
金龟婿
wealthy son-in-law; wealthy husband
龟板
tortoise plastron; turtle shell
金龟车
(Tw) Volkswagen Beetle
忍者龟
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Tw)
龟苓膏
turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs; a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert
杠龟
(Tw) to lose one's shirt (gambling); to meet with failure (from Taiwanese 摃龜, Tai-lo pr. [kòng-ku])
龟背竹
split-leaf philodendron; Monstera deliciosa
龟毛
(Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
龟速
as slow as a tortoise