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Chinese symbol for “guru”

古鲁
gǔ lǔ
Traditional: 古魯
guru (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for guru is 古鲁 (gǔ lǔ), defined as: guru (loanword).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

古 gǔ
old, classic, ancient
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
鲁 lǔ
foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar
radical 195 ⿂ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “guru”

WordPinyinMeaning
大神dà shéndeity; (Internet slang) guru
达人 (達人)dá rén(coll.) expert; connoisseur; guru; enthusiast; geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000); (literary) sensible person; person who understands life

Related words

Other words that share a character with 古鲁.

WordPinyinMeaning
古代gǔ dàiancient times
古老gǔ lǎoancient; old
古典gǔ diǎnclassical
考古kǎo gǔarchaeology; to engage in archaeological studies
古城gǔ chéngancient city
古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird
粗鲁 (粗魯)cū lǔcoarse; crude (in one's manner)
布鲁斯 (布魯斯)bù lǔ sīblues (music) (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “guru”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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