乖

guāi

HSK 7freq #3704

Meanings

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guāi

1.(of a child) obedient, well-behaved
2.clever
3.shrewd
4.alert
5.perverse
6.contrary to reason
7.irregular
8.abnormal

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Wiktionary

1.clever; alert
2.well-behaved; docile; obedient; nice; untroublesome
3.to violate; to rebel
4.to separate; to split
5.to break off; to cut off
6.difference; mistake
7.unnatural; strange
8.beautiful

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Etymology

According to Xu Shen, 𦫳 together with 𠔁.

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Components

乖千北

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Related words

乖巧 clever (child)卖乖 to show off one's cleverness 嘴乖 (coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way 乖顺 obedient (colloquial)乖乖 (of a child) well-behaved 乖谬 ridiculous 乖迕 stubborn 乖忤 stubborn 乖离 to part 乖僻 peculiar 乖戾 perverse (behavior)乖乖 goodness gracious!