Chinese symbol for “lonely”
孤独
gū dú
Traditional: 孤獨
lonely; solitary
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lonely is 孤独 (gū dú), defined as: lonely; solitary.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lonely”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely; lonesome |
| 落寞 | luò mò | lonely; desolate |
| 僻静 (僻靜) | pì jìng | lonely; secluded |
| 孤单 (孤單) | gū dān | lone; lonely |
| 孤 | gū | lone; lonely |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 孤独.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 独立 (獨立) | dú lì | independent; independence |
| 独特 (獨特) | dú tè | unique; distinctive |
| 单独 (單獨) | dān dú | alone; by oneself |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lonely”.
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.