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Meaning of 晷

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Pinyin: guǐ
English Definition: sundial
Chinese Definition:
①日影。
②(日晷)按照日影测定时刻的仪器。亦称“日规”。
③时间:日无暇晷。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (sun) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ ] sun; day; daytime
    • [ jiù ] fault, defect; error, mistake
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Example Words
日晷 guǐ sundial
焚膏继晷 fén gāo guǐ to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
日无暇晷 xiá guǐ no time to spare (idiom)
寸晷 cùn guǐ see 寸阴
More:晷* | *晷 | *晷*
Example Sentences
1
殿
Under it are a cluster of buildings such as Ziwei Hall, Sundial Shadow Hall and other auxiliary structures.
2
12
Both sides of the dial are divided into 12 parts, each part representing two hours.
3
The moon dial shows the current moon phase, its age and illumination percentage.
4
使
Women will always ask questions that have no center answers, inan effort to trap yousintosfeeling guilty.
5
Therefore, when observing the sundial, it is important to first find out the projection position in the two different periods.