圭 guī
noun
: jade tablets or jade batons used in the old days as symbols of authority
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Kun Reading
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On Reading
けい kei
Usage:
圭亞[亚]那 gui1ya4na4: Guyana
巴拉圭 ba1la1gui1: Paraguay
パラグアイ paraguai
烏[乌]拉圭 wu1la1gui1: Uruguay
Japanese expression
圭角のある | けいかくのある keika no aru: harsh-mannered; angular; rough
Chinese idiom / slang
奉為[为]圭臬 feng4 wei2 gui1 nie4
: to take as a guiding principle
Etymology:
会意 Associative Compound.
Ceremonial jade tablet 土 (tu3: soil; earth)
held by a person 土 (tu3: soil; earth)
圭 gui1 = 土 earth + 土 earth. These jade symbols were tokens used in conferring fiefs (land)
semantic: 珪
形声 Pictophonetic.
王 (wang2: king. but 玉 yu4: jade radical) suggests the meaning while
圭 (gui1: jade pointed at the top) provides the sound.
Examples:
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
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