乖
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,312 U+4E56
How 乖 is formed
How to remember it
well-behaved · Heisig RSH #1705
千 thousand + 北 north — as a component also called: goody-goody
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 乖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上一次当，学一次乖 | shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi | to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom); once bitten, twice shy |
| 得便宜卖乖 | dé pián yi mài guāi | to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise; to claim to be hard done by, even though… |
| 讨好卖乖 | tǎo hǎo mài guāi | to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom) |
| 学乖 | xué guāi | to learn one's lesson the hard way |
| 嘴乖 | zuǐ guāi | (coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way |
| 乖离 | guāi lí | to part; to separate; to deviate |
| 乖张 | guāi zhāng | recalcitrant; unreasonable; peevish |
| 撒娇卖乖 | sā jiāo mài guāi | to behave ingratiatingly |
| 乖顺 | guāi shùn | obedient (colloquial) |
| 卖乖 | mài guāi | to show off one's cleverness; (of sb who has received beneficial treatment) to profess to … |
| 时乖命蹇 | shí guāi mìng jiǎn | bad times, adverse fate (idiom) |
| 乖乖女 | guāi guāi nǚ | well-behaved girl; good girl |
| 乖觉 | guāi jué | perceptive; alert; clever; shrewd |
| 乖乖牌 | guāi guāi pái | good little boy (or girl) |
| 乖巧 | guāi qiǎo | clever (child); smart; lovable; cute |
| 乖乖 | guāi guāi | (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie |
| 乖乖 | guāi guai | goodness gracious!; oh my lord! |
| 乖谬 | guāi miù | ridiculous; abnormal |
| 乖僻 | guāi pì | peculiar; eccentric |
| 乖戾 | guāi lì | perverse (behavior); disagreeable (character) |