闺 (guī) — pinyin, meaning & stroke order

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

门 meaning “gate” + 圭 sound ( guī )

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
黄花闺女	huáng huā guī nǚ	maiden; virgin
大家闺秀	dà jiā guī xiù	girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house
闺情	guī qíng	women's love; passion (felt by lady)
兰闺	lán guī	a lady's room (honorific)
闺女	guī nü	maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter
香闺	xiāng guī	a woman's rooms
闺门旦	guī mén dàn	young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera
闺房	guī fáng	lady's chamber; boudoir; harem
闺密	guī mì	variant of 閨蜜\|闺蜜[gui1 mi4]
深闺	shēn guī	lady's private room or bedroom; boudoir
闺秀	guī xiù	well-bred young lady
闺窗	guī chuāng	a lady's chamber; boudoir
闺范	guī fàn	lady's demeanor; norms expected of women (in former times)
闺蜜	guī mì	(coll.) (a woman's) close female friend; bestie; (originally written 閨密\|闺密[gui1 mi4], an a…
闺阁	guī gé	lady's chamber
筚门闺窦	bì mén guī dòu	wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel; living in poverty
闺闺	guī guī	see 閨蜜\|闺蜜[gui1 mi4]
孀闺	shuāng guī	a widow's chamber (old usage)
闺阃	guī kǔn	women's quarters

Characters sharing the sound component 圭 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
圭 sound part	guī	jade tablet
挂	guà	to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
鞋	xié	shoes, footwear in general
街	jiē	street, road, thoroughfare
佳	jiā	good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful
桂	guì	cassia, cinnamon
硅	guī	silicon
哇	wā	to vomit; an infant's cry
蛙	wā	frog
奎	kuí	a man's stride; a constellation
卦	guà	divination, fortune-telling
洼	wā	pit, hollow, depression; swamp
畦	qí	sections in a vegetable farm
眭	suī	a piercing gaze; the evil eye
筀	guì	bamboo (archaic)
絓	guà	to hinder, to obstruct
鲑	guī	salmon; Spheroides vermicularis
恚	huì	anger, rage
诖	guà	error, mistake; to deceive, to mislead

Easy to mix up — compare them side by side.

Same sound guī

Same radical 門