How to write 詭

詭 guǐ 1. 欺詐，奸滑。 [En.] Deceit; treachery. 1. 欺詐，奸滑： [En.] Deceptive; treacherous: e.g., 詭稱 (deceptive false claims), 詭道 (treacherous paths), 詭詐 (deception), 詭辯 (sophistry, ➊ unreasonable arguments; ➋ in logic, refers to arguments that seem plausible yet are fallacious, such as “詭辯論” [sophistical argumentation]). 2. 怪異，出乎尋常。 [En.] Strange; unusual. 2. 怪異，出乎尋常： [En.] Eerie; strange: e.g., 詭異 (strangeness), 詭怪 (weird), 詭祕 (hidden and mysterious), 詭譎 (strange and twisted). 3. 責成。 [En.] Enjoin; require. 3. 責成： [En.] To demand: e.g., 詭求 (demanding; required, as in “詭求無已” [demanding without end]). 4. 違反。 [En.] Violate; contradict. 4. 違反： [En.] Inconsistency: e.g., 言行相詭 (words and actions are contradictory). --- 詭 guǐ 【動】 【本义】: 責成，要求 [En.] Original meaning: to enjoin; to require. 【造字法】: 形聲。从言，危聲。 [En.] Creation method: phono-semantic compound; the component indicates speech and danger. 1. 同本義 ([En.] Instruct a person or an organization to fulfil an assigned task) 引： 1. 《說文》：詭，責也。 [En.] "Shuowen": Guilty means to command. 2. 《漢書·趙充國傳》：自詭滅賊。 [En.] "Han Shu, Zhao Chongguo": Commands will eliminate thieves. 3. 《漢書·京房傳》：今臣得出守郡，自詭效功，恐未效而死。 [En.] "Han Shu, Jing Fang": Today I shall manage the county, hoping to perform well, fearing not to succeed and die. 例： [En.] Examples: 詭求 (demand; require), 詭駁 (to retort and refute), 詭責 (to blame), 詭令 (to command). 2. 違反，自相矛盾 ([En.] Contradict) 引： 1. 《西京賦》注引《說文》：詭，違也。 [En.] "Xijing Fu": Guilty also means to violate. 2. 《賈子道術》：容服有儀謂之儀，反儀爲詭。 [En.] "Jiazi Daoshu": The proper attire has its manner, a breach of which is contradictory. 3. 《淮南子·主術》：詭自然之性。 [En.] "Huainanzi": Go against the natural disposition. 4. 《淮南子·辯亡論》：古今詭趣。 [En.] "Huainanzi": The curious circumstances throughout history. 5. 《呂氏春秋·淫辭》：言行相詭，不祥莫大焉。 [En.] "Lüshi Chunqiu": Words and actions are contradictory, which is the gravest omen. 例： [En.] Examples: 詭故 (against one’s own intentions), 詭局 (simultaneously affirming or denying leads to opposite outcomes; a philosophical term). 3. 隱蔽;隱藏 ([En.] Hide) 引： 1. 宋· 文天祥《指南錄·後序》：不得已，變姓名，詭蹤跡。 [En.] "Wen Tianxiang": Had no choice but to change my name and conceal my trail. --- 詭 guǐ 【形】 1. 怪異，奇異 ([En.] Eerie; queer; strange) 引： 1. 《莊子·齊物論》：其名爲弔詭。 [En.] "Zhuangzi": It is named "eerie." 2. 《淮南子·本經》：詭文回波。 注:“奇異也。” [En.] "Huainanzi": Strange texts reverberate. Note: "It is odd." 3. 漢· 班固《西都賦》：殊形詭制，每各異觀。 [En.] "Han, Ban Gu": Peculiar shapes manifest differing perspectives. 4. 清· 全祖望《梅花嶺記》：神仙詭誕之說... [En.] "Qian Zuowang": Stories of spirits and immortals are bizarre... 例： [En.] Examples: 詭形 (strange shapes), 詭特 (peculiarities), 詭喻 (strange metaphors), 詭說 (fantastic claims). 2. 欺詐;假冒 ([En.] Deceitful; treacherous; crafty) 引： 1. 《漢書·石顯傳》：持詭辯以中傷人。 [En.] "Han Shu, Shi Xian": Using deceitful arguments to harm others. 2. 《荀子·正論》：求利之詭緩。 注:“詐也。” [En.] "Xunzi": The deceit for gain is subtle; note: “it is deceit.” 3. 《漢書·蘇武傳》：漢求武等... [En.] "Han Shu, Su Wu": The Han allegedly sought to claim that Wu died... 例： [En.] Examples: 詭對 (replying with deceitful words), 詭遇 (hunting without caring for rules), 詭弊 (fraudulent deception), 詭得 (obtaining through unscrupulous means).