While there are over a hundred glyphs in the Guyin logography, there consists a limited amount of basic glyphs/shapes, which can be combined to form more complex symbols. Some are characters of their own, while others have to be used in a more complex glyph. These will be indicated in parentheses.

There are also a limited number of diacritics that can be placed on the glyphs. These diacritics can vary in meaning, and may also just hold an aesthetic purpose.

Documented below are all the glyphs in the Guyin writing system. Complex glyphs will often have etymological notes below them.

The Guyins use base-8 numeral system, as they have four fingers on each hand. For example, this means that the number 12 would be written as 8+4.