咕 (gū): Sound of water flowing or bubbling — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0:Recognition 7-9

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 咕

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 咕

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

咕

口mouth

古ancient

咕=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 咕

咕 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 咕

Common word with 咕

One common HSK word with 咕 is 嘀咕, meaning "Muttering".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

men们

liǎng俩

zài在

jiǎo角

luò落

lǐ

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口mouth

+古ancient

The mouth (口) makes a sound, like an old (古) croaking noise — to murmur or coo.

dí嘀

gu咕

Muttering

里

jī唧

gu咕

le了

bàn半

tiān天

。

The two of them muttered in the corner for a long time.

tā他

gū咕

nóng哝

zhe着

biǎo表

dá达

bù不

mǎn满

。

He muttered to express his dissatisfaction.

tā他

zài在

dí嘀

gū咕

shén什

me么

？

What is he muttering?

tā他

dù肚

zǐ子

è饿

dé得

gū咕

lū噜

gū咕

lū噜

jiào叫

。

His stomach is rumbling with hunger.

shí石

tou头

diào掉

jìn进

shuǐ水

lǐ里

fā发

chū出

gū咕

dōng咚

yì一

shēng声

。

The stone fell into the water with a plop sound.

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