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咕
gū
1. (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

咕
gū
mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble
8 丶

Compound Words (19)

咕咚
gūdōng
splash
咕唧
gūjī
to whisper
咕哝
gūnong
to murmur
咕噜
gūlu
(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach)
咕攘
gūrang
to wriggle about
唧咕
jīgu
(onom.) whisper
呛咕
qiānggu
to discuss (dialect)
嘀咕
dígu
to whisper
戳咕
chuōgū
to stir up behind sb's back
掖咕
yēgu
to toss aside
搭咕
dāgū
to connect
挤咕
jǐgū
to wink at
乱咕攘
luàngūrang
to disturb (dialect)
咕咕叫
gūgūjiào
sound made by an empty stomach
咕咾肉
gūlǎoròu
sweet and sour meat (pork)
咕噜肉
gūlūròu
sweet and sour meat (pork)
叽哩咕噜
jīligūlū
(onom.) to jabber
叽里咕噜
jīligūlū
see [[嘰哩咕嚕|叽哩咕噜<jīligūlū>]]
黑咕隆咚
hēigulōngdōng
pitch-black

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,417
Word Frequency Rank
8,867 of 84,292

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