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姑
gū
father's sister; husband's mother
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An older 古 woman 女; 古 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 5
8 strokes
Very Common (10%)
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⿰女古
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Words Using 姑 (41)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
姑娘
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gūniang
girl / young woman / young lady / daughter / paternal aunt (old) / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
5
gūniang
姑娘
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HSK 5
girl / young woman / young lady / daughter / paternal aunt (old) / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
姑姑
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gūgu
paternal aunt / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
5
gūgu
姑姑
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HSK 5
paternal aunt / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
姑且
↗
gūqiě
for the time being / tentatively
6
gūqiě
姑且
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HSK 6
for the time being / tentatively
姑
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gū
paternal aunt / husband's sister / husband's mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary)
gū
姑
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paternal aunt / husband's sister / husband's mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary)
灰姑娘
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Huīgūniang
Cinderella / a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
Huīgūniang
灰姑娘
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Cinderella / a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
尼姑
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nígū
Buddhist nun
nígū
尼姑
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Buddhist nun
姑婆
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gūpó
grandfather's sister / sister of a woman's father-in-law
gūpó
姑婆
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grandfather's sister / sister of a woman's father-in-law
村姑
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cūngū
village girl / country bumpkin
cūngū
村姑
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village girl / country bumpkin
小姑
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xiǎogū
husband's younger sister / sister-in-law
xiǎogū
小姑
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husband's younger sister / sister-in-law
姑父
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gūfu
father's sister's husband / husband of paternal aunt / uncle
gūfu
姑父
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father's sister's husband / husband of paternal aunt / uncle