Rare & Complexmulti-layer structure

贵guì

expensive; precious; valuable; high-ranking

贵 means expensive, precious, or high in status.

GF0025–2021 character list · 一级

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

multi-layer structure

A layered visual split; no historical story is claimed.

multi-layer structure · 贵

WHOLE CHARACTER

expensive; precious; valuable; high-ranking

贵 means expensive, precious, or high in status.

A layered visual split; no historical story is claimed.

UPPER VISUAL PIECE

middle; center

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 贵: upper visual piece Shown as a visual frame in the modern simplified shape.

MIDDLE MARKER

one

Structural source piece in 百; not every visible stroke-like piece is taught as a separate word.

In 贵: middle marker A visual stroke-bar; not a separate word.

LOWER SHELL/VALUE PIECE

shell; money

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 贵: lower shell/value piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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A layered visual split; no historical story is claimed.

赢 yíng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 贵.

百 bǎi — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 贵.

得 dé, děi, de — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 贵.

天 tiān — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 贵.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: de0c455cdfcd95483b3a3eedd35fd2b405986955564f2519df1dac4eceea969a. Captured 2026-11-01T01:22:19.693Z.
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