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姑
gū
1. paternal aunt
2. husband's sister
3. husband's mother (old)
4. nun
5. for the time being (literary)
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

姑
gū
father's sister; husband's mother
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

尼姑
nígū
Buddhist nun
慈姑
cígu
arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)
村姑
cūngū
village girl
姑丈
gūzhàng
husband of paternal aunt
姑且
gūqiě
for the time being
HSK 6
姑夫
gūfu
father's sister's husband
仙姑
xiāngū
female immortal
道姑
dàogū
Daoist nun
姑姑
gūgu
paternal aunt
HSK 5
大姑
dàgū
father's oldest sister
姑娘
gūniang
girl
HSK 5
姑婆
gūpó
grandfather's sister
姑妈
gūmā
(coll.) father's married sister
姑息
gūxī
excessively tolerant
表姑
biǎogū
father's female cousin via female line
翁姑
wēnggū
husband's father and mother
姑母
gūmǔ
father's sister
姑父
gūfu
father's sister's husband
姑爹
gūdiē
husband of father's sister
姑爷
gūye
son-in-law (used by wife's family)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
993
Word Frequency Rank
5,610 of 84,292

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