懂中文 Dong Chinese

詭

guǐ

deceive

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 危 represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

危 sound component

危  Sound component

wēi

  

dangerous

Evolution

詭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
詭 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
詭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

诡 (詭) 

guǐ

deceive, cheat, defraud; sly; crafty; weird; bizarre; contradictory; inconsistent

Most common words with 詭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诡异

strange

诡计

trick

诡

sly

诡秘

secretive

阴谋诡计

crafty plots and machinations (idiom)