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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Gui

  • 貴precious, valuable; noble
  • 桂osmanthus; cassia
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
G
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
2
  • Chinese characters貴桂

Gui is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the character, for example 貴, meaning precious, valuable; noble.

Possible characters for Gui

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 貴

    precious, valuable; noble

    Mandarin guì

    attested

  • 桂

    osmanthus; cassia

    Mandarin guì

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Gui

Gui is Mandarin pinyin that is also used as a name spelling. The character recorded for this spelling is 貴; 桂 is also read gui. Their meanings: 貴 (precious, valuable; noble), 桂 (osmanthus; cassia). The meaning of the name depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 貴 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 貴 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 桂 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 桂 · mdbg.net · meaning

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