well-behaved, obedient, clever

Animated Stroke Order 乖

乖 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 乖

乖 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
de
xíng
wéi
yǒu
xiē
guāi
zhāng
ràng
rén
nán
jiě

His behavior is somewhat eccentric and hard to understand.

2
yào
guāi
guāi
tīng
lǎo
shī
de
huà

You should obediently listen to the teacher.

3
zhè
hái
zi
zhēn
guāi
qiǎo
jiā
dōu
huan

This child is so clever and likable, everyone likes him.

4
zhè
ge
hái
zi
hěn
guāi
qiǎo

This child is very well-behaved.

5
guāi
qiǎo
zuò
zài
zi
shàng
tīng
lǎo
shī
jiǎng

She sits obediently on the chair listening to the teacher's lecture.

6
xiǎo
gǒu
guāi
qiǎo
gēn
zhe
zhǔ
rén
cóng
luàn
pǎo

The puppy follows its owner obediently and never runs around.

Information

Traditional
Radical丿
Strokes8
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1951
Zhuyinㄍㄨㄞ
Components
UnicodeU+4E56
CangjieYRHJ
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality

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