龟 guī tortoise; turtle

Alternative traditional form of character: 龜

Note

A simplified picture of a tortoise, the simplified form has a head, shell and tail, the traditional form has two legs
Number of strokes: 7

Sounds same

归 guī (to return) 圭 guī (jade tablet)

Different tone

鬼 guǐ (ghost) 贵 guì (precious)

< Previous 归 guī Next 圭 guī >

Also

龟 guī tortoise

Proverb

三人成虎

Sān rén chéng hǔ [san ren cheng hu]

three person accomplish tiger

It only takes three people to make a tiger. A rumour can build a mighty story

Basing a story on rumor and gossip rather than hard facts

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