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痼

gù

Character

What 痼 means

1. obstinate disease
2. (of passion, hobbies) long-term

Words starting with 痼

• 痼疾gù jíchronic disease
• 痼癖gù pǐaddiction
• 痼习gù xíinveterate habit

Words containing 痼

• 沉痼chén gùchronic illness; fig. deeply entrenched problem

Characters built on 固

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

• 锢gùobstinate disease; to restrain; to stop
• 崮gùsteep-sided flat-topped mountain; mesa; (element in mountain names)

Sounds the same

Read gù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 顾to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
• 故happening; instance; reason
• 固hard; strong; solid
• 雇to employ; to hire; to rent
• 估used in 估衣
• 锢obstinate disease; to restrain; to stop
• 梏braces (med.); fetters; manacles
• 崮steep-sided flat-topped mountain; mesa; (element in mountain names)
• 凅dried up; dry; exhausted
• 堌place name
• 牿shed or pen for cattle
• 鲴Xenocypris, genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia