鬼 (guǐ): meaning and stroke order

鬼 in our stories

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• 陆远不相信有鬼，决定自己去看个明白。

  Lù Yuǎn bù xiāngxìn yǒu guǐ juédìng zìjǐ qù kàn gè míngbai

  Lu Yuan didn't believe in ghosts and decided to go and find out for himself.

  From the story The piano at midnight HSK 4

• 这个故事叫《乌盆记》，后来被编成了京剧。人们爱听它，不只是因为有鬼，更因为在那个年代，连一个冤魂都相信，只要找到包青天，公道就一定会来。

  zhè gè gùshi jiào Wūpén Jì hòulái bèi biān chéng le jīngjù rénmen ài tīng tā bù zhǐshì yīnwèi yǒu guǐ gèng yīnwèi zài nà gè niándài lián yí gè yuānhún dōu xiāngxìn zhǐyào zhǎodào Bāo Qīngtiān gōngdao jiù yídìng huì lái

  The story is called The Black Basin and was later made into a Beijing opera. People love it not just for the ghost, but because in those days even a wronged spirit believed that if you could reach Bao the Upright, justice would surely come.

  From the story The tale of the black basin HSK 7–9 · Level 7