father's sister; aunt
Animated Stroke Order 姑
Stroke Order Diagrams 姑

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HSK Vocabulary: 姑
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 姑 is used in context
1
gū姑
mā妈
gěi给
wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
lǐ礼
wù物
。
My aunt bought me a gift.
2
wǒ我
gū姑
gu姑
zhōu周
mò末
lái来
kàn看
wǒ我
。
My aunt is coming to see me this weekend.
3
nà那
wèi位
gū姑
niáng娘
hěn很
piào漂
liang亮
。
That young lady is very beautiful.
4
gū姑
gū姑
lái来
le了
。
Aunt is here.
5
gū姑
gū姑
gěi给
wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
yí一
gè个
wán玩
jù具
。
Aunt bought me a toy.
6
gū姑
gū姑
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
zhōu周
mò末
dài带
wǒ我
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
。
Aunt often takes me to the park on weekends.
7
zhè这
ge个
gū姑
niáng娘
hěn很
piào漂
liàng亮
。
This girl is very beautiful.
8
nà那
wèi位
gū姑
niáng娘
zhèng正
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
sàn散
bù步
。
That girl is taking a walk in the park.
9
lín邻
jū居
jiā家
de的
gū姑
niáng娘
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
běi北
jīng京
dà大
xué学
,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
wèi为
tā她
gǎn感
dào到
gāo高
xìng兴
。
The neighbor's daughter was admitted to Peking University, and everyone is happy for her.
10
wǒ我
gū姑
qiě且
xiāng相
xìn信
nǐ你
。
I'll believe you for now.
Information
Traditional姑
Radical女
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#778
Zhuyinㄍㄨ
Components—
UnicodeU+59D1
CangjieVJR
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality