孤 — Chinese character
孤
gū
orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
- Pinyin
- gū
- Radical
- 39 ⼦ (Child)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 子 瓜
- Formation
- pictophonetic — child; meaning component 子; sound component 瓜
- Japanese
- 孤 as a kanji
Common words with 孤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孤独 (孤獨) | gū dú | lonely; solitary |
| 孤立 | gū lì | to isolate; isolated |
| 孤儿 (孤兒) | gū ér | orphan |
| 孤单 (孤單) | gū dān | lone; lonely |
| 孤儿院 (孤兒院) | gū ér yuàn | orphanage; child asylum |
| 孤岛 (孤島) | gū dǎo | isolated island |
| 孤寂 | gū jì | lonesome; desolate |
| 孤零零 | gū líng líng | lone; isolated and without help |
| 孤注一掷 (孤注一擲) | gū zhù yī zhì | to stake all on one throw |
| 一意孤行 | yī yì gū xíng | obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful |
| 孤立无援 (孤立無援) | gū lì wú yuán | isolated and without help |
| 孤身 | gū shēn | alone; lonely |
English words written with 孤
孤 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 3 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 6 · Great Learning 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 42
- Analects 4.25
- Analects 8.6
- Analects 9.26
- Hexagram 38
- Mencius 1B.5
- Mencius 7A.18
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