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孤
gū
1. lone
2. lonely
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

孤
gū
orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

孤傲
gūào
proud and aloof
孤僻
gūpì
antisocial
孤儿
gūér
orphan
孤单
gūdān
lone
孤孀
gūshuāng
widow
孤子
gūzǐ
orphan
孤孑
gūjié
lonesome
孤寂
gūjì
lonesome
孤寒
gūhán
alone and poor
孤寡
gūguǎ
orphans and widows
孤山
GūShān
Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
孤山
gūshān
isolated peak
孤岛
gūdǎo
isolated island
孤征
gūzhēng
to act on one's own
孤拐
gūguǎi
cheekbone
孤拔
Gūbá
Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War
孤独
gūdú
lonely
HSK 6
孤立
gūlì
isolate
HSK 6
孤绝
gūjué
isolated
孤老
gūlǎo
solitary old man or woman

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,333
Word Frequency Rank
1,366 of 84,292

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