乖

guāi

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal

Radical: 丿 HSK 7 a

Components & Etymology

乖 decomposes into the following components:

千 北

Words containing 乖

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 乖.

乖乖
guāi guāi
乖僻
guāi pì
peculiar
乖巧
guāi qiǎo
clever (child)
乖张
guāi zhāng
recalcitrant
乖忤
guāi wǔ
stubborn
乖戾
guāi lì
perverse (behavior)
乖离
guāi lí
to part
乖觉
guāi jué
perceptive
乖谬
guāi miù
ridiculous
乖迕
guāi wǔ
stubborn
乖顺
guāi shùn
obedient (colloquial)
卖乖
mài guāi

Related characters (radical 丿)

Characters that share the radical 丿.

丿 乂 乃 久 乇 么 义 之 乌 乍 乎 乏 乐 乑 乒 乓 乘 龹

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