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Animated Stroke Order 孤

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 孤 — animated stroke order

2.

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孤 stroke order diagram

3.

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孤

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4.

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5.

How to Use 孤

Emotional Loneliness

Words describing a feeling of being alone or isolated.

孤独 • gū dú • lonely; lonesome • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

cháng常

cháng常

gǎn感

dào到

gū孤

dú

Information

Pinyingū

Meaningorphaned; solitary; alone

Strokes8

Radical子

Traditional孤

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1608

Zhuyinㄍㄨ

UnicodeU+5B64

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A child (子) alone like a melon (瓜) — orphaned or lonely, as if separated from the vine.

gū孤

dú独

lonely; lonesome

孤单 • gū dān • Lonely • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gū孤

dān单

Lonely

孤零零 • gū líng líng • Alone / Lonely • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gū孤

líng零

líng零

Alone / Lonely

Isolated or Orphaned State

Words indicating a state of being disconnected or lacking support.

孤立 • gū lì • isolated; solitary; separate • HSK 6

HSK 6

gū孤

lì立

isolated; solitary; separate

孤儿 • gū ér • Orphan • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gū孤

ér儿

Orphan

孤陋寡闻 • gū lòu guǎ wén • ignorant and narrow-minded / poorly informed • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gū孤

lòu陋

guǎ寡

独

，

xū需

yào要

péng朋

yǒu友

péi陪

bàn伴

。

He often feels lonely and needs friends to accompany him.

gū孤

ér儿

yuàn院

wèi为

shī失

qù去

fù父

mǔ母

de的

hái孩

zi子

tí提

gōng供

guān关

ài爱

。

The orphanage provides care for children who have lost their parents.

zhè这

ge个

guó国

jiā家

zài在

guó国

jì际

shàng上

chǔ处

yú于

gū孤

lì立

zhuàng状

tài态

。

This country is in a state of isolation internationally.

nà那

wèi位

gū孤

shuāng孀

dú独

zì自

zhù住

zài在

cūn村

biān边

de的

xiǎo小

wū屋

lǐ里

。

That lonely widow lives alone in a small house at the edge of the village.

nà那

zuò座

gū孤

dǎo岛

shàng上

méi没

yǒu有

rén人

jū居

zhù住

。

No one lives on that isolated island.

wén

闻

ignorant and narrow-minded / poorly informed

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孜zībe as diligent as possible
孰shúwho? which? what? which one?
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孽nièevil; son of concubine; ghost
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