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孤儿 (gū ér): Orphan (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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孤 • gū • orphaned; solitary; alone
gū
孤
orphaned; solitary; alone
儿 • ér • child, son
ér
儿
child, son
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 孤儿.
Words with
孤
孤独
gū dú
lonely; lonesome
孤立
gū lì
isolated; solitary; separate
孤单
gū dān
Lonely
孤零零
gū líng líng
Alone / Lonely
孤陋寡闻
gū lòu guǎ wén
ignorant and narrow-minded / poorly informed
孤僻
gū pì
unsociable; eccentric
孤孀
gūshuāng
lonely widow
孤寂
gū jì
lonely, desolate
Words with
儿
儿子
ér zi
son
哪儿
nǎ er
where?
女儿
nǚ ér
daughter
这儿
zhè r
here
那儿
nà r
there
一点儿
yī diǎn er
a bit
好玩儿
hǎo wán r
fun; interesting; amusing
有点儿
yǒu diǎn r
slightly
4.
How to Use 孤儿 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
with
院
gū
孤
ér
儿
yuàn
院
neutral
orphanage
Measure Word + Noun
with
名
yī
一
míng
名
gū
孤
ér
儿
Adjective + Noun
with
可怜
kě
可
lián
怜
de
的
gū
孤
ér
儿
Verb + Object
zhào
照
gù
顾
gū
孤
ér
儿
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 孤儿
zhè
这
ge
个
hái
孩
zi
子
shì
是
gū
孤
ér
neutral
an orphan
neutral
poor orphan
take care of orphans
chéng
成
wéi
为
gū
孤
ér
儿
formal
become an orphan
儿
。
This child is an orphan.
zhè
这
wèi
位
cí
慈
shàn
善
jiā
家
jué
决
dìng
定
zī
资
zhù
助
jǐ
几
míng
名
gū
孤
ér
儿
wán
完
chéng
成
dà
大
xué
学
xué
学
yè
业
。
This philanthropist decided to sponsor several orphans to complete their university education.
gū
孤
ér
儿
yuàn
院
lǐ
里
yǒu
有
hěn
很
duō
多
shī
失
qù
去
fù
父
mǔ
母
de
的
hái
孩
zi
子
。
There are many children who have lost their parents in the orphanage.
shè
社
qū
区
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
hū
忽
shì
视
nà
那
xiē
些
gū
孤
ér
儿
de
的
xīn
心
lǐ
理
jiàn
健
kāng
康
xū
需
qiú
求
。
The community did not neglect the mental health needs of those orphans.
zhèng
政
fǔ
府
wèi
为
gū
孤
ér
儿
tí
提
gōng
供
le
了
jiào
教
yù
育
hé
和
shēng
生
huó
活
bǎo
保
zhàng
障
。
The government provides education and living security for orphans.
