沽(gū)

HSK 7-98 strokes

abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)

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Character information

Pinyin
gū
Meaning
abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 沽 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵古

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 古 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ古gǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 沽 step by step

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

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Words with 沽

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

gū沽míng名diào钓yù誉
HSK 7-9

to angle for fame (idiom)

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táng塘gū沽

Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial distric…

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gū沽yuán源

see 沽源县

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jīn津gū沽

another name for Tianjin 天津

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hàn汉gū沽

Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 滨海新区

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lú泸gū沽hú湖

Lugu Lake, alpine lake on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan

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dài待jià价ér而gū沽

to sell only for a good price (idiom)

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 沽’s common words

名钓誉塘源津汉泸

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