Character: 龜
Modern (Beijing) reading: guī
Preclassic Old Chinese: kʷrǝ
Classic Old Chinese: kwrǝ
Western Han Chinese: kwrǝ
Eastern Han Chinese: kwrǝ
Early Postclassic Chinese: kwɨ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kwij
Late Postclassic Chinese: kwi
Middle Chinese: kʷi
English meaning : turtle, tortoise; bone oracle in general
Russian meaning[s]: 1) черепаха (как символ долголетия); долголетие; 2) черепаховый щит; 3) гадать; [jūn] потрескаться; трещины (на коже от мороза)
Comments: A more archaic loan may be Viet. rùa 'tortoise' (with a simplification of the initial cluster).
Radical: 213
Four-angle index: 7186
Vietnamese reading: qui, quy
