姑 — Chinese character
姑
gū
father's sister; husband's mother
- Pinyin
- gū
- Radical
- 38 ⼥ (Woman)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 女 古
- Formation
- ideographic — An older 古 woman 女; 古 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 姑 as a kanji
Common words with 姑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姑娘 | gū niang | girl; young woman |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt; 个 (gè) |
| 姑妈 (姑媽) | gū mā | (coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt |
| 尼姑 | ní gū | Buddhist nun |
| 姑且 | gū qiě | for the time being; tentatively |
| 姑息 | gū xī | excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb) |
| 村姑 | cūn gū | village girl; country bumpkin |
| 姑母 | gū mǔ | father's sister; paternal aunt |
| 姑父 | gū fu | father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle |
| 姑爷 (姑爺) | gū ye | son-in-law (used by wife's family); uncle (husband of father's sister) |
| 小姑 | xiǎo gū | father's youngest sister; husband's younger sister; sister-in-law |
| 仙姑 | xiān gū | female immortal; sorceress |
English words written with 姑
姑 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 4 · Zhuangzi 3
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