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Character

姑 gū

HSK 3Character

paternal aunt

Radical
女
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
女 古
Traditional
姑
Frequency
#1711 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

gū

gu1
  1. paternal aunt CC-CEDICT
  2. husband's sister CC-CEDICT
  3. husband's mother (old) CC-CEDICT
  4. nun CC-CEDICT
  5. for the time being (literary) CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 姑

Draw “姑” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 我姑姑住在北京。

    wǒ gū gu zhù zài běi jīng

    My aunt lives in Beijing.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 姑妈很爱看书。

    gū mā hěn ài kàn shū

    Auntie loves reading books.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这是姑姑给我的礼物。

    zhè shì gū gu gěi wǒ de lǐ wù

    This is the present my aunt gave me.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 姑

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姑娘gū nianga girl; a young womanWordHSK 3姑姑gū guaunt; the sister of your fatherWordHSK 6姑丈gū zhànghusband of paternal auntWord姑且gū qiěfor the time being; tentativelyWord姑夫gū fufather's sister's husbandWord姑妈gū mā(coll.) father's married sisterWord姑婆gū pógrandfather's sisterWord姑子gū zihusband's sisterWord姑息gū xīexcessively tolerantWord姑母gū mǔfather's sisterWord姑父gū fufather's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncleWord姑爷gū yeson-in-law (used by wife's family)Word

Same radical 女

All characters with 女 →
她tā好hǎo女nǚ如rú始shǐ妈mā媽mā委wěi威wēi婚hūn妹mèi姆mǔ
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