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姑

gū

HSK 5 Character

What 姑 means

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

Example sentences

• 她长得像她姑姑。
  She resembles her aunt.
• 我住在我姑姑家。
  I'm staying at my aunt's.
• 你姑姑是做什么的？
  Nǐ gūgu shì zuò shénmede?
  What does your aunt do?
• 我在欧洲偶遇了姑母。
  Wǒ zài ōuzhōu ǒuyù le gūmǔ.
  I came across my aunt in Europe.
• 别对我放肆，小姑娘!
  Bié duì wǒ fàngsì, xiǎogū niáng!
  Don't get sassy with me young lady!
• 慎也娶了个漂亮姑娘。
  Shinya married a pretty girl.

Words starting with 姑

• 姑娘gū nianggirl; young woman; young lady
• 姑姑gū gupaternal aunt
• 姑且gū qiěfor the time being; tentatively
• 姑妈gū mā(colloquial) father's married sister; paternal aunt
• 姑奶奶gū nǎi naipaternal great-aunt (father's father's sister)…
• 姑母gū mǔfather's sister; paternal aunt
• 姑父gū fufather's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
• 姑爷gū yeson-in-law (used by wife's family); uncle (husband of father's sister)
• 姑息gū xīexcessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory
• 姑丈gū zhànghusband of paternal aunt
• 姑夫gū fufather's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
• 姑婆gū pógrandfather's sister; sister of a woman's father-in-law
• 姑子gū zihusband's sister; (colloquial) Buddhist nun
• 姑苏区Gū sū QūGusu, a district of Suzhou City 苏州市
• 姑息遗患gū xī yí huànto tolerate is to abet
• 姑息养奸gū xī yǎng jiānto tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
• 姑爹gū diēhusband of father's sister; uncle
• 姑置勿论gū zhì wù lùn(idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment
• 姑妄言之gū wàng yán zhīto just talk for the sake of talking
• 姑姥姥gū lǎo laomother's father's sister (coll.); great aunt
• 姑婆芋gū pó yùnight-scented lily (Alocasia odora)
• 姑苏Gū sūsee 姑苏区

Words containing 姑

• 尼姑ní gūBuddhist nun
• 小姑xiǎo gūfather's youngest sister; husband's younger sister; sister-in-law
• 灰姑娘Huī gū niangCinderella; a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
• 大姑dà gūfather's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law
• 村姑cūn gūvillage girl; country bumpkin
• 仙姑xiān gūfemale immortal; sorceress
• 家姑jiā gū(polite) father's sisters
• 度姑dù gū(Taiwan) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
• 表姑biǎo gūfather's female cousin via female line
• 道姑dào gūDaoist nun
• 小姑子xiǎo gū zi(colloquial) husband's younger sister; sister-in-law
• 皇姑区Huáng gū QūHuanggu, a district of Shenyang City 沈阳市
• 祖姑母zǔ gū mǔfather's father's sister; great aunt
• 红姑娘hóng gū niangChinese lantern plant; winter cherry; strawberry ground-cherry
• 美姑河Měi gū HéMeigu River in south Sichuan
• 美姑县Měi gū XiànMeigu, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 凉山彝族自治州
• 慈姑cí guarrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)
• 欲取姑与yù qǔ gū yǔ(idiom) to make concessions for the sake of future gains
• 黄花姑娘huáng huā gū niangmaiden; virgin girl
• 翁姑wēng gūhusband's father and mother
• 妇姑勃溪fù gū bó xīdispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
• 三姑六婆sān gū liù pówomen with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
• 七大姑八大姨qī dà gū bā dà yídistant relatives
• 皇姑Huáng gūsee 皇姑区

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
• 辜gūcrime; sin
• 枯kū(of plants) withered; (of wells, rivers etc) dried up; (bound form) dull; boring

Characters that look like 姑

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

• 始shǐto begin; to start; then
• 姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...
• 妨fángto hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm
• 劫jiéto rob; to plunder; to seize by force
• 娃wábaby; doll
• 妯zhóuused in 妯娌

Sounds the same

Read gū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 估to estimate
• 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
• 咕(onomatopoeia) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc
• 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