guī

圭 (guī) is a Chinese word meaning “jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies; sundial; (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck”.

Meanings

  1. 1jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies
  2. 2sundial
  3. 3(ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck

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