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Animated Stroke Order 固

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 固 — animated stroke order

2.

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3.

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固

固=

4.

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5.

How to Use 固

Solid or Firm

Words where 固 describes something physically solid, firm, or stable.

固定 • gù dìng • fixed; fasten • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 固

凝固 • níng gù • solidify

HSK 6

níng凝

gù固

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

gù固

zhí执

de的

xìng性

gé格

cháng

Information

Pinyingù

Meaningsolid; firm; secure

Strokes8

Radical囗

Traditional固

StructureFully Enclosed

Frequency#1174

Zhuyinㄍㄨˋ

UnicodeU+56FA

CangjieWJR

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An ancient (古) enclosure (囗) — something old and firmly established, hence solid or fixed.

gù固

dìng定

fixed; fasten

固体 • gù tǐ • solid (object) • HSK 6

HSK 6

gù固

tǐ体

solid (object)

坚固 • jiān gù • firm; solid; sturdy • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiān坚

gù固

firm; solid; sturdy

Stubborn or Obstinate

Words where 固 describes a person's stubborn or obstinate character.

固执 • gù zhi • obstinate; stubborn • HSK 6

HSK 6

gù固

zhi执

obstinate; stubborn

顽固 • wán gù • obstinate; stubborn; headstrong • HSK 6

HSK 6

wán顽

gù固

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

solidify

固有 • gù yǒu • intrinsic; inherent; innate

HSK 6

gù固

yǒu有

intrinsic; inherent; innate

固然 • gù rán • no doubt; it is true

HSK 6

gù固

rán然

no doubt; it is true

巩固 • gǒng gù • consolidate; strengthen; solidify

HSK 6

gǒng巩

gù固

consolidate; strengthen; solidify

牢固 • láo gù • firm; secure

HSK 6

láo牢

gù固

firm; secure

根深蒂固 • gēn shēn dì gù • ingrained; inveterate; deep-seated

HSK 6

gēn根

shēn深

dì蒂

gù固

ingrained; inveterate; deep-seated

常

cháng常

chéng成

wéi为

tuán团

duì队

hé合

zuò作

zhōng中

de的

zhǔ主

yào要

zhàng障

ài碍

。

His stubborn personality often becomes the main obstacle in teamwork.

tā他

gù固

rán然

cōng聪

ming明

，

dàn但

bú不

gòu够

nǔ努

lì力

。

He is smart indeed, but not hardworking enough.

qǐng请

bǎ把

shū书

jià架

gù固

dìng定

zài在

qiáng墙

shàng上

。

Please fix the bookshelf to the wall.

zhè这

zuò座

qiáo桥

jiàn建

zào造

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

jiān坚

gù固

。

This bridge is built very sturdy.

zhè这

zhāng张

zhuō桌

zi子

hěn很

wěn稳

gù固

。

This table is very stable.

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Characters pronounced "gu".

箍gūhoop; bind, surround
蛊gǔpoison; venom; harm; bewitch
锢gùrun metal into cracks; confine
辜gūcrime, sin; to treat unjustly
估gūestimate, appraise, evaluate
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Characters with radical "囗".

囵lunround; complete
囹língprison
囫huwhole; entire
圃pǔgarden, cultivated field
囤túnto store up; grain bin
四sìfour

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