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咕

gū

Character

What 咕 means

1. onomatopoeiafor the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

Example sentences

• 我的肚子在咕咕叫。
  Wǒ de dùzi zài gūgūjiào.
  My stomach is growling.
• 你咕咕哝哝的来着。
  You mumbled.
• 我听到汤姆在用法语嘀咕些什么。
  Wǒ tīng dào Tāngmǔ zài yòng Fǎyǔ dígu xiē shénme.
  I heard Tom muttering something in French.
• 我听到汤姆在用法语嘀咕些什幺。
  I heard Tom muttering something in French.
• 咕噜！这食物太好吃了，但我担心它会很贵。
  Gūlu! zhè shíwù tài hǎochī le, dàn wǒ dānxīn tā huì hěn guì.
  Gulp! The food is delicious, but I'm afraid of how expensive it's going to be.

Words starting with 咕

• 咕噜gū lu(onomatopoeia) to rumble (of a stomach); to coo (of a dove); rumbling
• 咕哝gū nongto murmur; to mumble; to grumble
• 咕咚gū dōngsplash; (onomatopoeia) for heavy things falling down
• 咕咕叫gū gū jiàosound made by an empty stomach
• 咕噜肉gū lū ròusweet and sour meat (pork)
• 咕唧gū jīto whisper; to mutter
• 咕咾肉gū lǎo ròusweet and sour meat (pork)

Words containing 咕

• 嘀咕dí guto mutter; to feel apprehensive
• 搭咕dā gūto connect; to discuss
• 挤咕jǐ gūto wink at
• 戳咕chuō gūto stir up behind sb's back; to incite secretly
• 叽哩咕噜jī li gū lū(onomatopoeia) to jabber; to rumble
• 叽叽咕咕jī ji gū gū(onomatopoeia) to mutter; to mumble; to whisper
• 黑咕隆咚hēi gu lōng dōngpitch-black; pitch-dark
• 犯嘀咕fàn dí guto hesitate; to have second thoughts; to be concerned
• 呛咕qiāng guto discuss (dialect)
• 唧咕jī gu(onomatopoeia) whisper
• 乱咕攘luàn gū rangto disturb (dialect)
• 掖咕yē guto toss aside; to misplace
• 叽里咕噜jī li gū lūsee 叽哩咕噜

Characters built on 古

These share the phonetic component 古 (gǔ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 估gūto estimate
• 居jūto reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up
• 故gùhappening; instance; reason
• 固gùhard; strong; solid
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 胡húnon-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous
• 姑gūpaternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old)
• 辜gūcrime; sin

Characters that look like 咕

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 估gūto estimate
• 咱zánI or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
• 咳kécough
• 呋fūused in transliteration, e.g. 呋喃; old variant of 趺
• 咭jīvariant of 叽
• 呣ḿinterjection expressing a question

Sounds the same

Read gū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 估to estimate
• 姑paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old)
• 孤lone; lonely
• 辜crime; sin
• 骨used in 骨碌碌; used in 骨碌; used in 骨朵
• 菇(bound form) mushroom
• 箍hoop; to bind with hoops
• 沽to buy; to sell
• 呱used in 呱呱; Taiwan pr. wā
• 毂used in 毂辘
• 鸪partridge; Francolinus chinensis
• 轱used in 轱辘