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See also: 貫 and 贵
貴 U+8CB4, 貴
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8CB4
← 貳
[U+8CB3] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 貵 →
[U+8CB5]

Translingual

Han character

貴 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 中一月山金 (LMBUC), four-corner 50806, composition ⿱𠀐貝)

Derived characters

Descendants

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1206, character 15
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36704
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1669, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3632, character 9
  • Unihan data for U+8CB4

Chinese

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trad. 貴
simp. 贵
alternative forms 䝿
𧷈
𧸋
𡭙
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Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 貴, Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) ...
Historical forms of the character 貴
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
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Old Chinese
藬 *l'uːl
僓 *l̥ʰuːlʔ, *ɡluːds
頹 *l'uːl
穨 *l'uːl
蘈 *l'uːl
隤 *l'uːl
墤 *l'uːl, *kʰruːds
尵 *l'uːl, *r'uːl
蹪 *l'uːl
瀢 *l'uːlʔ, *lulʔ
鞼 *kluːl, *ɡruls
膭 *kluːl, *ɡluːls
憒 *kluːds
靧 *ɡluːds
潰 *ɡluːls
繢 *ɡluːds
嬇 *ɡluːds, *kʰruːds
殨 *ɡluːds
闠 *ɡluːds
簣 *kʰruːds, *ɡruds
嘳 *kʰruːds, *kʰruds
蕢 *kʰruːds, *ɡruds
聵 *ŋɡruːds
樻 *kʰruds, *ɡruds
䙡 *kʰruds, *kʰluds
匱 *ɡruds
臾 *ɡruds, *lo
饋 *ɡruls
櫃 *ɡruds
遺 *lul, *luls
壝 *lul, *lulʔ
瞶 *luls, *kluls
貴 *kluds
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Characters in the same phonetic series (貴) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

Simplified from 䝿 (臾 → 𠀐). Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kluds): phonetic 臾 (OC *ɡruds, *lo) + semantic 貝 (“money cowrie”).

Etymology

From Sino-Tibetan; compare Tibetan གུས (gus, “respect, reverence, devotion”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 貴
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 微 (21)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) III
Fanqie 居胃切
Baxter kjw+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /kʉiH/
Pan
Wuyun		 /kʷɨiH/
Shao
Rongfen		 /kiuəiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /kujH/
Li
Rong		 /kiuəiH/
Wang
Li		 /kĭwəiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren		 /kwe̯iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 guì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 gwai3
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 貴
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 guì
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ kjw+jH ›
Old
Chinese		 /*kuj-s/
English precious; expensive

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 貴
Reading # 1/1
No. 4747
Phonetic
component		 貴
Rime
group		 隊
Rime
subdivision		 2
Corresponding
MC rime		 貴
Old
Chinese		 /*kluds/
Notes 從蕢之古文臾得聲
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Note:
  • 2jy - colloquial;
  • 2kue - literary.

Definitions

貴

  1. expensive; costly
    Antonyms: 廉 (lián), 賤 / 贱 (jiàn)
    那件衣服很貴，是綢子的。 [MSC, trad.]
    那件衣服很贵，是绸子的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nà jiàn yīfú hěn guì, shì chóuzi de. [Pinyin]
    That dress is expensive. It's made of silk.
  2. precious; valuable
    可貴／可贵  ―  kěguì  ―  valuable
    貴金屬／贵金属  ―  guìjīnshǔ  ―  precious metal
  3. superior; noble
    貴族／贵族  ―  guìzú  ―  nobility
  4. to regard as valuable
    成功貴在堅持／成功贵在坚持  ―  chénggōng guì zài jiānchí  ―  Perseverance is vital to success.
    人貴有自知之明／人贵有自知之明  ―  rén guì yǒu zìzhīzhīmíng  ―  A smart man knows how little he knows.
  5. (humble) your (to a deity, person or establishment)
    貴國／贵国  ―  guìguó  ―  your country
    您貴姓？／您贵姓？  ―  Nín guìxìng?  ―  What is your surname?
    能否給我些貴公司更詳細的資料？ [MSC, trad.]
    能否给我些贵公司更详细的资料？ [MSC, simp.]
    Néngfǒu gěi wǒ xiē guì gōngsī gèng xiángxì de zīliào? [Pinyin]
    Could you give me more details about your company?
  6. Short for 貴州／贵州 (Guìzhōu).
    雲貴／云贵  ―  Yúnguì  ―  Yunnan and Guizhou
  7. a surname

Synonyms

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Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 貴
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 貴, 昂貴, 高昂
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 貴
Taiwan 貴
Malaysia 貴
Singapore 貴
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 貴
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 貴
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 貴
Wuhan 貴
Guilin 貴
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 貴
Hefei 貴
Cantonese Guangzhou 貴
Hong Kong 貴
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 貴
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 貴
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 貴
Yangjiang 貴
Singapore (Guangfu) 貴
Gan Nanchang 貴
Hakka Meixian 貴
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 貴
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 貴
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 貴
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 貴
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 貴
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 貴
Hong Kong 貴
Jin Taiyuan 貴
Northern Min Jian'ou 貴
Eastern Min Fuzhou 貴
Southern Min Xiamen 貴
Singapore (Hokkien) 貴
Manila (Hokkien) 貴
Chaozhou 貴
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 貴
Wu Suzhou 貴
Wenzhou 貴
Xiang Changsha 貴
Shuangfeng 貴
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Dialectal synonyms of 貴 (“expensive; costly”) [map]

Usage notes

In Hong Kong and Taiwan, a space is often left before this word when it is used as a humble term of "your" to show respect when writing formal letters, and this practice is known as 抬頭／抬头 (táitóu). This practice, however, is not common in Mainland China.

Compounds

  • 中貴人 / 中贵人
  • 人貴自知 / 人贵自知 (rén guì zìzhī)
  • 兵貴神速 / 兵贵神速 (bīngguìshénsù)
  • 功名富貴 / 功名富贵 (gōngmíng fùguì)
  • 勛貴 / 勋贵
  • 可貴 / 可贵 (kěguì)
  • 名貴 / 名贵 (míngguì)
  • 單身貴族 / 单身贵族 (dānshēn guìzú)
  • 坐富貴 / 坐富贵
  • 坐床富貴 / 坐床富贵
  • 多賤寡貴 / 多贱寡贵
  • 大官富貴 / 大官富贵
  • 大富大貴 / 大富大贵 (dàfùdàguì)
  • 夫榮妻貴 / 夫荣妻贵
  • 天潢貴胄 / 天潢贵胄
  • 天貴 / 天贵
  • 夫貴妻榮 / 夫贵妻荣
  • 天貴星 / 天贵星
  • 妻以夫貴 / 妻以夫贵
  • 嬌貴 / 娇贵 (jiāoguì)
  • 富貴 / 富贵 (fùguì)
  • 富貴不淫 / 富贵不淫
  • 富貴人家 / 富贵人家
  • 富貴利達 / 富贵利达
  • 富貴功名 / 富贵功名
  • 富貴在天 / 富贵在天
  • 富貴壽考 / 富贵寿考
  • 富貴有餘 / 富贵有余
  • 富貴榮華 / 富贵荣华
  • 富貴浮雲 / 富贵浮云
  • 富貴無常 / 富贵无常
  • 富貴花 / 富贵花
  • 富貴花開 / 富贵花开
  • 富貴衣 / 富贵衣
  • 富貴豪宕 / 富贵豪宕
  • 富貴逼人 / 富贵逼人
  • 富貴風流 / 富贵风流
  • 富貴驕人 / 富贵骄人
  • 寵貴 / 宠贵
  • 寶貴 / 宝贵 (bǎoguì)
  • 尊師貴道 / 尊师贵道
  • 尊貴 / 尊贵 (zūnguì)
  • 屨賤踊貴 / 屦贱踊贵
  • 彌足珍貴 / 弥足珍贵 (mízúzhēnguì)
  • 挾貴 / 挟贵
  • 挾貴倚勢 / 挟贵倚势
  • 接貴攀高 / 接贵攀高
  • 攀高接貴 / 攀高接贵
  • 攀高結貴 / 攀高结贵
  • 文貴天成 / 文贵天成
  • 新貴 / 新贵 (xīnguì)
  • 早生貴子 / 早生贵子 (zǎoshēngguìzǐ)
  • 昂貴 / 昂贵 (ángguì)
  • 暴貴 / 暴贵
  • 朝貴 / 朝贵 (cháoguì)
  • 朱一貴 / 朱一贵
  • 柴荒米貴 / 柴荒米贵
  • 楊貴妃 / 杨贵妃 (Yáng Guìfēi)
  • 楊貴店 / 杨贵店 (Yángguìdiàn)
  • 榮華富貴 / 荣华富贵 (rónghuáfùguì)
  • 權貴 / 权贵 (quánguì)
  • 權貴顯要 / 权贵显要
  • 母以子貴 / 母以子贵 (mǔyǐzǐguì)
  • 洛陽紙貴 / 洛阳纸贵 (luòyángzhǐguì)
  • 浮雲富貴 / 浮云富贵
  • 清貴 / 清贵
  • 物離鄉貴 / 物离乡贵
  • 王公貴人 / 王公贵人
  • 王公貴戚 / 王公贵戚
  • 珍貴 / 珍贵 (zhēnguì)
  • 發富發貴 / 发富发贵
  • 矜貴 / 矜贵 (jīnguì)
  • 窮富極貴 / 穷富极贵
  • 窮貴極富 / 穷贵极富
  • 紆尊降貴 / 纡尊降贵 (yūzūnjiàngguì)
  • 細貴 / 细贵
  • 翔貴 / 翔贵
  • 至尊至貴 / 至尊至贵
  • 良貴 / 良贵
  • 華貴 / 华贵 (huáguì)
  • 親貴 / 亲贵
  • 誅不避貴 / 诛不避贵
  • 論貴粟疏 / 论贵粟疏
  • 豪門貴胄 / 豪门贵胄
  • 貴上 / 贵上
  • 貴不凌賤 / 贵不凌贱
  • 貴不可言 / 贵不可言 (guì bùkě yán)
  • 貴主 / 贵主
  • 貴人 / 贵人 (guìrén)
  • 貴人多忘 / 贵人多忘
  • 貴介 / 贵介
  • 貴仕 / 贵仕
  • 貴价
  • 貴勢炎炎 / 贵势炎炎
  • 貴古賤今 / 贵古贱今
  • 貴品 / 贵品
  • 貴國 / 贵国 (guìguó)
  • 貴地 / 贵地
  • 貴女 / 贵女
  • 貴妃 / 贵妃 (guìfēi)
  • 貴妃醉酒 / 贵妃醉酒
  • 貴姓 / 贵姓 (guìxìng)
  • 貴婦 / 贵妇 (guìfù)
  • 貴婿 / 贵婿
  • 貴嬪 / 贵嫔
  • 貴官 / 贵官
  • 貴客 / 贵客 (guìkè)
  • 貴寓 / 贵寓
  • 貴寵 / 贵宠
  • 貴嶼 / 贵屿 (Guìyǔ)
  • 貴州 / 贵州 (Guìzhōu)
  • 貴幸 / 贵幸
  • 貴幹 / 贵干 (guìgàn)
  • 貴府 / 贵府 (guìfǔ)
  • 貴庚 / 贵庚 (guìgēng)
  • 貴徵 / 贵征
  • 貴德 / 贵德 (guìdé)
  • 貴志 / 贵志
  • 貴恙 / 贵恙 (guìyàng)
  • 貴戚 / 贵戚 (guìqī)
  • 貴方 / 贵方 (guìfāng)
  • 貴族 / 贵族 (guìzú)
  • 貴族子弟 / 贵族子弟
  • 貴族學校 / 贵族学校
  • 貴族政治 / 贵族政治 (guìzú zhèngzhì)
  • 貴族文學 / 贵族文学
  • 貴族院 / 贵族院 (Guìzúyuàn)
  • 貴會 / 贵会
  • 貴極人臣 / 贵极人臣
  • 貴無常尊 / 贵无常尊
  • 貴甲子 / 贵甲子
  • 貴男 / 贵男
  • 貴相 / 贵相
  • 貴社 / 贵社 (guìshè)
  • 貴細 / 贵细
  • 貴耳賤目 / 贵耳贱目
  • 貴胄 / 贵胄
  • 貴處 / 贵处
  • 貴要 / 贵要
  • 貴貴 / 贵贵
  • 貴賓 / 贵宾 (guìbīn)
  • 貴賓卡 / 贵宾卡
  • 貴賤 / 贵贱 (guìjiàn)
  • 貴賤之別 / 贵贱之别
  • 貴賤無二 / 贵贱无二
  • 貴賤無常 / 贵贱无常
  • 貴賤高下 / 贵贱高下
  • 貴近 / 贵近
  • 貴造 / 贵造
  • 貴遊子弟 / 贵游子弟
  • 貴遠賤近 / 贵远贱近
  • 貴遠鄙近 / 贵远鄙近
  • 貴重 / 贵重 (guìzhòng)
  • 貴金屬 / 贵金属 (guìjīnshǔ)
  • 貴降 / 贵降
  • 貴陽 / 贵阳 (Guìyáng)
  • 貴陽市 / 贵阳市
  • 貴霜王朝 / 贵霜王朝
  • 貴顯 / 贵显 (guìxiǎn)
  • 貴體 / 贵体 (guìtǐ)
  • 貴體違和 / 贵体违和
  • 賤斂貴出 / 贱敛贵出
  • 賤斂貴發 / 贱敛贵发
  • 賤貴窮通 / 贱贵穷通
  • 賤買貴賣 / 贱买贵卖
  • 踊貴
  • 踊貴屨賤 / 踊贵屦贱
  • 踴貴 / 踊贵
  • 輕財貴義 / 轻财贵义
  • 達官貴人 / 达官贵人 (dáguānguìrén)
  • 長命富貴 / 长命富贵
  • 阿尊事貴 / 阿尊事贵
  • 降貴紆尊 / 降贵纡尊
  • 隆貴 / 隆贵
  • 雍容華貴 / 雍容华贵
  • 難能可貴 / 难能可贵 (nánnéngkěguì)
  • 雲貴川 / 云贵川 (Yúnguìchuān)
  • 雲貴高原 / 云贵高原 (Yún-Guì Gāoyuán)
  • 顯貴 / 显贵 (xiǎnguì)
  • 騰貴 / 腾贵 (téngguì)
  • 驕貴 / 骄贵
  • 體貴心驕 / 体贵心骄
  • 高抬貴手 / 高抬贵手 (gāotáiguìshǒu)
  • 高貴 / 高贵 (gāoguì)
  • 高貴不貴 / 高贵不贵
  • 高貴優雅 / 高贵优雅
  • 鼠憑社貴 / 鼠凭社贵

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