Ghost in Chinese (Mandarin): 鬼 (guǐ)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 鬼

• 鬼

  Ghost. It began as a drawing of a person with a big, strange head.

  9 strokes

Third tone. 鬼 is part of 魔 (magic) and 魂 (hún, soul). Being playful and sneaky is 鬼主意 (guǐ zhǔyi), a "ghost idea".

More examples with 鬼

• 我不怕鬼。

  Wǒ bú pà guǐ.

  I'm not afraid of ghosts.

• 这是一个鬼故事。

  這是一個鬼故事。

  Zhè shì yí gè guǐ gùshi.

  This is a ghost story.

How to write 鬼 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.