How to write 诡

诡 (guǐ) 1. Deceit; treachery: 诡称 (deceptive claim); 诡道 (deceptive argument); 诡诈 (deception); 诡辩 (sophistry, which can refer to either unreasonable argumentation or illogical reasoning). 2. Strange; unusual: 诡异 (eerie); 诡怪 (queer); 诡秘 (mysterious and inscrutable); 诡谲 (cunning). 3. To mandate: 诡求 (to demand; to request, e.g. 诡求无已 - to demand without end). 4. To violate: 违反 (to contradict one's own words and actions). 动 (verb) 本义: 责成，要求 (Original Meaning: to instruct or require) 造字法: 形声。从言，危声 (Phonetic Construction: a combination of the elements "speech" and "dangerous sound"). 1. 同本义 (To perform the original meaning): instruct a person or an organization to fulfil an assigned task. 引: 1. 《说文》: 诡，责也。 (Shuōwén: guǐ means to mandate). 2. 《汉书·赵充国传》: 自诡灭贼。 (Han Shu, Zhao Chongguo: to instruct oneself to eliminate thieves). 3. 《汉书·京房传》: 今臣得出守郡，自诡效功，恐未效而死。 (Han Shu, Jing Fang: today, I am to guard the county, I fear I may die before showing any merit). 例: 例如: 诡求 (to demand); 诡驳 (to refute with accusation); 诡责 (to reprimand); 诡令 (to order). 2. 违反，自相矛盾 (To violate; to contradict): contradict. 引: 1. 《西京赋》注引《说文》: 诡，违也。 (Xijing Fu annotation quoting Shuōwén: guǐ means to violate). 2. 《贾子道术》: 容服有仪谓之仪，反仪为诡。 (Jia Zi Dao Shu: to appear orderly is one thing, to appear disordered is another and is contradictory). 3. 《淮南子·主术》: 诡自然之性。 (Huainanzi, stating that one is contradictory to their true nature). 4. 《淮南子·辩亡论》: 古今诡趣。 (Huainanzi discussing ancient and modern contradictions). 5. 《吕氏春秋·淫辞》: 言行相诡，不祥莫大焉。 (Lüyǔ Chūnqiū: contradictions between words and actions are a sign of ill fortune). 例: 例如: 诡故 (to violate one’s heart); 诡局 (a philosophical term indicating a contradictory situation). 3. 隐蔽;隐藏 (To hide): conceal. 引: 1. 宋· 文天祥《指南录·后序》: 不得已，变姓名，诡踪迹。 (Song, Wen Tianxiang: to avoid trouble, one must change their name and conceal their traces). 形 (adjective) 1. 怪异，奇异 (Strange; eerie): 引: 1. 《庄子·齐物论》: 其名为吊诡。 (Zhuangzi, discussing the idea of strangeness). 2. 《淮南子·本经》: 诡文回波。 (Huainanzi, describing strange phenomena). 3. 汉· 班固《西都赋》: 殊形诡制，每各异观。 (Han, Ban Gu: strange forms and odd designs produce unique views). 4. 清· 全祖望《梅花岭记》: 神仙诡诞之说。 (Qing, Quan Zuwang: tales about immortals appear strange). 例: 例如: 诡形 (strange shape); 诡特 (peculiar); 诡喻 (queer metaphor); 诡说 (absurd statement). 2. 欺诈;假冒 (Deceitful; treacherous): 引: 1. 《汉书·石显传》: 持诡辩以中伤人。 (Han, Shi Xian: to use deceitful reasoning to harm others). 2. 《荀子·正论》: 求利之诡缓。 (Xunzi stating the slowness of deceit for profit). 3. 《汉书·苏武传》: 汉求武等，匈奴诡言武死。 (Han, Su Wu: the Han feared that the Xiongnu would spread deceit about Wu's death). 例: 例如: 诡对 (to respond with deceitful words); 诡遇 (to act against hunting etiquette when shooting game); 诡弊 (to deceive); 诡得 (to obtain through improper means).