龜

See also: 龟 and 亀

龜	U+9F9C, 龜 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9F9C

← 龛
[U+9F9B]

CJK Unified Ideographs

龝 →
[U+9F9D]

龜	U+F907, 龜 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F907

← 句
[U+F906]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

龜 →
[U+F908]

龜	U+F908, 龜 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F908

← 龜
[U+F907]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

契 →
[U+F909]

龜	U+FACE, 龜 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FACE

← 鬒
[U+FACD]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

𢡊 →
[U+FACF]

Translingual

Stroke order

Hong Kong stroke order

Stroke order (alternative)

Traditional	龜
Shinjitai	亀
Simplified	龟

Han character

龜 (radical 213, 龜+0, 16 strokes, cangjie input 竹月尸尸 (HBSS) or 弓X山 (NXU), four-corner 2711₇)

Kangxi radical #213, ⿔.

Derived characters

Index:Chinese radical/龜

Descendants

亀龟

References

KangXi: page 1537, character 23

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48847

Dae Jaweon: page 2078, character 18

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4809, character 4

Unihan data for U+9F9C

Chinese

trad.		龜
simp.		龟
alt. forms		亀𪚧𪚿𪚨𪚦

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 龜
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (龜) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
鬮	kʷɯ, kʷruʔ
龜	kʷɯ, kʷrɯ

Pictogram (象形) .

Etymology 1

Austroasiatic. Compare Mon [script needed] (kwi̤ʔ, “freshwater turtle”), Nyah Kur [script needed] (thəwi̤iʔ, “freshwater soft-shelled tortoise”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guī (gui¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kûi
Min Dong (BUC): gŭi
Min Nan (POJ): ku / kui
Wu (Wiktionary): jy (T1); kue (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Wade–Giles: kuei¹
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guei
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹
  - Yale: gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûi
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui¹
  - IPA: /ku̯i²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gŭi
  - IPA ^(key): /kuoi⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku / kui
  - Tâi-lô: ku / kui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kw, kuy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ku³³/, /kui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ku⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ku⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ku⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/

Note:

ku - vernacular;
kui - literary.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: jy (T1); kue (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵³/, /kɯe̞⁵³/

Note:

1jy - vernacular;
1kue - literary.

Middle Chinese: /kˠiuɪ/▼

Rime
Character	龜
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	脂 (18)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	Chongniu III
Fanqie	居追切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiuɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷᵚi/
Shao Rongfen	/kiuɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjwi/
Li Rong	/kjui/
Wang Li	/kwi/
Bernard Karlgren	/kwi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guī

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*kʷrɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	龜
Reading #	2/2
No.	4616
Phonetic component	龜
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	龜
Old Chinese	/*kʷrɯ/

Definitions

龜

turtle; tortoise
(figuratively) cuckold

Compounds

Derived terms from 龜

不待蓍龜／不待蓍龟 (bùdàishīguī)
九尾龜／九尾龟
兔角龜毛／兔角龟毛
六龜／六龟
六龜茶／六龟茶
冊府元龜／册府元龟
援鱉失龜／援鳖失龟
撥龜／拨龟
攝龜／摄龟
槓龜／杠龟 (gàngguī)
毛寶放龜／毛宝放龟
海龜／海龟 (hǎiguī)
灼龜／灼龟
烏龜／乌龟 (wūguī)
烏龜亡八／乌龟亡八
爛板烏龜／烂板乌龟
瓦影龜魚／瓦影龟鱼
白龜年／白龟年
縮頭烏龜／缩头乌龟
蓍龜／蓍龟
蝸步龜移／蜗步龟移
蟬腹龜腸／蝉腹龟肠
蠵龜／蠵龟 (xīguī)
解龜／解龟
象龜／象龟

金龜／金龟 (jīnguī)
金龜婿／金龟婿 (jīnguīxù)
金龜子／金龟子 (jīnguīzǐ)
金龜車／金龟车
釣金龜／钓金龟
鐵雲藏龜／铁云藏龟
鶴算龜齡／鹤算龟龄
麟鳳龜龍／麟凤龟龙
龜兆／龟兆
龜兒子／龟儿子
龜兔賽跑／龟兔赛跑
龜卜／龟卜 (guībǔ)
龜卦／龟卦
龜坼／龟坼
龜奴／龟奴
龜婆／龟婆 (guīpó)
龜子／龟子
龜山／龟山 (Guīshān)
龜年／龟年
龜年鶴壽／龟年鹤寿
龜文／龟文
龜文鳥跡／龟文鸟迹
龜殼花／龟壳花 (guīkéhuā)
龜毛兔角／龟毛兔角
龜灼／龟灼

龜版／龟版
龜玉／龟玉
龜甲／龟甲 (guījiǎ)
龜策／龟策
龜筮／龟筮
龜筴／龟䇲
龜紋／龟纹
龜紐／龟纽
龜綬／龟绶
龜縮／龟缩 (guīsuō)
龜背芋／龟背芋
龜苓膏／龟苓膏 (guīlínggāo)
龜蛇二將／龟蛇二将
龜行／龟行
龜貝／龟贝
龜趺／龟趺 (guīfū)
龜鑑／龟鉴
龜頭／龟头 (guītóu)
龜鱉目／龟鳖目
龜鶴／龟鹤
龜鶴同春／龟鹤同春
龜鼎／龟鼎
龜齡／龟龄
龜齡鶴算／龟龄鹤算
龜龍麟鳳／龟龙麟凤

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiū (qiu¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kau¹, gau¹
Wu (Wiktionary): qieu (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ
  - Wade–Giles: ch'iu¹
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kau¹, gau¹
  - Yale: kāu, gāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kau¹, gau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: keo¹, geo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/, /kɐu̯⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: qieu (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiɜ⁵³/

Middle Chinese: /kɨu/▼

Rime
Character	龜
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居求切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/kiu/
Shao Rongfen	/kiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kuw/
Li Rong	/kiu/
Wang Li	/kĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiū

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*kʷɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	龜
Reading #	1/2
No.	4614
Phonetic component	龜
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	鳩
Old Chinese	/*kʷɯ/

Definitions

龜

Only used in 龜茲／龟兹 (Qiūcí).

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jūn (jun¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwan¹
Min Nan (POJ): kun
Wu (Wiktionary): jyn (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ
  - Wade–Giles: chün¹
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiun
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwan¹
  - Yale: gwān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kun
  - Tâi-lô: kun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kwn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kun³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kun⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: jyn (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʏɲ⁵³/

Definitions

龜

(of skin) to crack; to become chapped

Compounds

Derived terms from 龜

不龜手藥／不龟手药 (bùjūnshǒuyào)
不龜藥／不龟药

龜手／龟手

龜裂／龟裂 (jūnliè)

Japanese

Shinjitai	亀
Kyūjitai	龜

Kanji

龜

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 亀)

turtle

Readings

On (unclassified): き (ki); きゅう (kyū); きん (kin)
Kun: かめ (kame, 龜)

Korean

Etymology 1

Hanja

龜 (eumhun 거북 귀 (geobuk gwi))

tortoise, turtle

Etymology 2

Hanja

龜 (eumhun 땅 이름 구 (ttang ireum gu))

Only used in 龜玆 (Guja)

Etymology 3

Hanja

龜 (eumhun 터질 균 (teojil gyun))

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Vietnamese

Han character

龜 (qui, quân, quy)

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