诡 (guǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “deceitful”. It is written from 讠 (speech radical) and 危 (danger; perilous), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
讠 + 危
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字「詭，責也。从言危聲」；IDS 拆分 ⿰讠危，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–1 为「讠」，笔画 2–7 与「危」逐笔对应（2+6=8画）
Memory aid
Speech (讠) on the left, 危 on the right. 危 is the sound part, though wēi and guǐ have drifted far apart over the centuries. Read it as a picture instead: words (讠) that put you in danger (危) — talk you cannot trust.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 诡计guǐ jìtrick; ruse; crafty scheme诡 = guǐ
- 诡异guǐ yìeerie; bizarre; uncanny诡 = guǐ
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All readings
deceitful; strange
deceitful; crafty; tricky; also: strange, uncanny
欺诈、狡猾；也表示奇异、让人捉摸不透。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 诡计guǐ jìtrick; ruse; crafty scheme诡 = guǐ
- 诡异guǐ yìeerie; bizarre; uncanny诡 = guǐ
Sound component
危 family diverged
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 诡 mean?
诡 (guǐ) means deceitful; crafty; tricky; also: strange, uncanny.
How do you pronounce 诡?
It is pronounced guǐ.
What parts is 诡 made of?
讠 (speech radical) and 危 (danger; perilous), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字「詭，責也。从言危聲」；IDS 拆分 ⿰讠危，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–1 为「讠」，笔画 2–7 与「危」逐笔对应（2+6=8画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 诡 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 诡?
讠. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 诡?
Common ones are 诡计 and 诡异. The reading of 诡 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.