龟
guī
HSK 7
龟 — guī
- tortoise; turtle
那只龟很老,动作很慢。 nà zhǐ guī hěn lǎo dòngzuò hěnmàn — That turtle is very old and moves slowly.
- (colloquial, offensive) cuckold
他总被人骂作龟,大家都很讨厌这种说法。 tā zǒng bèi rén mà zuò guī dàjiā dōu hěn tǎoyàn zhèzhǒng shuōfǎ — He keeps being called a 'cuckold'; people dislike that kind of remark.
龟 — jūn
- variant of 皸|皲 (chapped; cracked skin)
冬天他的双手龟裂得很厉害。 dōngtiān tā de shuāngshǒu jūnliè dé hěn lìhài — In winter his hands crack badly.
龟 — qiū
- element used in the place-name 龜茲|龟兹 (Qiuci/Kucha), an ancient kingdom in the Tarim Basin
龟兹(今库车)是古代西域的一个重要文化中心。 qiūcí jīn kùchē shì gǔdài xīyù de yígè zhòngyào wénhuà zhōngxīn — Qiuci (modern Kucha) was an important cultural center in the ancient Western Regions.