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Meaning of 圭

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圭
Pinyin: guī
English Definition: (old) jade tablet (a ceremonial badge of rank)
Chinese Definition:
①古代帝王或诸侯在举行典礼时拿的一种玉器,上圆(或剑头形)下方:圭角(jiǎo)(圭的棱角,喻锋芒)。
②古代测日影的器具:圭表(a.测日影的器具;b.标准)。圭臬(指标准、法度,如“奉为圭圭”)。
③古代容量单位(一升的十万分之一):圭撮(喻小量)。圭勺。
④古代重量单位,十圭重一铢,二十四铢重一两,十六两重一斤。
⑤洁:圭田(古代卿大夫供祭祀用的田)。
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 土
Ideographic:A stack of tablets
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
Similar Characters: 吉
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Example Words
安圭拉 ān guī lā Anguilla
利隆圭 lì lóng guī Lilongwe, capital of Malawi
巴拉圭 bā lā guī Paraguay
奉为圭臬 fèng wéi guī niè to take as a guiding principle (idiom)
圭亚那 guī yà nà Guyana
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Example Sentences
1
“
目前为止
,
我不确定有哪些设备表现这么优秀
。
”
卡斯顿圭承认
。
"I'm not sure that any device has done this beautifully well so far," admits Castonguay.
2
在亚瑟的宫廷里
,
朗斯洛开始与王后圭内维尔相爱
。
Lancelot and Guenevere, the queen, fell in love at Arthur' s court.
3
“
根据我们已有的数据
,
最合理的解释就是这颗行星还存在
。
”
圭勒姆说
。
"With the data we have, the most likely explanation is that this planet is still there," Anglada-Escudé said.
4
“
我认为在瑞士公布他们的数据之前不会有什么重大改变
,
”
圭勒姆说
。
"I don' t think anything will change significantly until the Swiss publish their data," Anglada-Escudé said.
5
委内瑞拉和英国都声称对英国位于南美洲东北海岸的殖民地圭亚纳地区拥有领土主权
。
Both countries claimed land that bordered the British colony of Guiana on the northeast coast of South America.