姑(gū)

HSK 38 strokes

paternal aunt

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Character information

Pinyin
gū
Meaning
paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 姑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰女古

An older 古 woman 女; 古 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

女nǚ古gǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 姑 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 姑

Common words using 姑 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gū姑niáng娘
HSK 3

girl

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gū姑gu姑
HSK 6

paternal aunt

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xiān仙gū姑

female immortal; sorceress

Open 仙姑 page →
dà大gū姑

father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law

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gū姑zhàng丈

husband of paternal aunt

Open 姑丈 page →
sān三gū姑liù六pó婆

women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

Open 三姑六婆 page →
gū姑qiě且

for the time being; tentatively

Open 姑且 page →
gū姑wàng妄yán言zhī之

to just talk for the sake of talking

Open 姑妄言之 page →

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From 姑’s common words

娘仙大丈三六婆且

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