鬼 (guǐ) is Kangxi radical no. 194, “ghost”. In this form it is written with 9 strokes.
As a radical, 鬼 (guǐ) is the part a dictionary files these characters under. Often it hints at the meaning - “ghost” - but sometimes it is only a shape that the character happened to share.
The characters range from 9 to 20 strokes. None of them is in HSK 3.0 levels 1–2, and 0 have a full word page of their own.
Good ones to start with: 魅 (mèi) magic, enchantment, charm, 鬼 (guǐ) disembodied spirit, 魂 (hún) soul, spirit, 魁 (kuí) chief, leader.
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