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沽

gū

Character

What 沽 means

1. to buy
2. to sell

Other readings

沽 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Gūabbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)

Words starting with 沽

• 沽源县Gū yuán XiànGuyuan, a county in Zhangjiakou City 张家口市
• 沽名钓誉gū míng diào yùto angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
• 沽源Gū yuánsee 沽源县

Words containing 沽

• 泸沽湖Lú gū HúLugu Lake, alpine lake on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan
• 塘沽Táng gūTanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 滨海新区
• 津沽Jīn gūanother name for Tianjin 天津
• 汉沽Hàn gūHangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 滨海新区
• 塘沽区Táng gū qūTanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 滨海新区
• 汉沽区Hàn gū qūHangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 滨海新区
• 大沽炮台Dà gū pào táiTaku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a…
• 待价而沽dài jià ér gūto sell only for a good price (idiom); to wait for a good offer
• 大沽口炮台Dà gū kǒu pào táiTaku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a…

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 沽

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

• 法fǎlaw; method; way
• 活huóto live; alive; living
• 治zhìto rule; to govern; to manage
• 绘huìto draw; to paint; to depict; to portray
• 胎tāifetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding)
• 抬táito lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry

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
• 咕(onomatopoeia) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc
• 呱used in 呱呱; Taiwan pr. wā
• 毂used in 毂辘
• 鸪partridge; Francolinus chinensis
• 轱used in 轱辘