guāi

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd

HSK 5 #2470

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 2470th character
Radical ⼃ (4.7)
Strokes 8
Index # 1128

Definitions

乖 guāi
  1. 1. (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
  2. 2. clever
  3. 3. shrewd
  4. 4. alert
  5. 5. perverse
  6. 6. contrary to reason
  7. 7. irregular
  8. 8. abnormal

Stroke order

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Words containing 乖

Word Meaning
obediently; (of a child) well-behaved
goodness gracious!; oh my lord!
clever (child); lovable; cute
unreasonable; peevish; recalcitrant
disagreeable (character); perverse (behavior)
peculiar; eccentric
once bitten, twice shy
once bitten, twice shy
good little boy (or girl)
unreasonable; peevish; recalcitrant
disobedient; contrary; stubborn
to deviate; to separate; to part
clever; perceptive; alert
clever; perceptive; alert
ridiculous; abnormal
ridiculous; abnormal
disobedient; contrary; stubborn
obedient (colloquial)
obedient (colloquial)
(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way
to learn from experience (coll.)
to learn from experience (coll.)
to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
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