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Usage of the character 圭

guī
[圭]
  • jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies
  • sundial
  • (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck
Cuī Guīxià
崔圭夏
[崔圭夏]
  • Choe Gyuha (1919-2006), South Korean politician, president 1979-1980
Wūlāguī
乌拉圭
[烏拉圭]
  • Uruguay
Anguīlā
安圭拉
[安圭拉]
  • Anguilla
Bālāguī
巴拉圭
[巴拉圭]
  • Paraguay
Lìlóngguī
利隆圭
[利隆圭]
  • Lilongwe, capital of Malawi
Guīyànà
圭亚那
[圭亞那]
  • Guyana
fèngwéiguīniè
奉为圭臬
[奉為圭臬]
  • to take as a guiding principle (idiom)
bìménguīdòu
荜门圭窦
[蓽門圭竇]
  • wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
  • living in poverty
Fǎshǔ Guīyànà
法属圭亚那
[法屬圭亞那]
  • French Guiana