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Chinese symbol for “lonesome”

孤寂
gū jì
lonesome; desolate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lonesome is 孤寂 (gū jì), defined as: lonesome; desolate.

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

孤 gū
orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes
寂 jì
still, silent, quiet, desolate
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “lonesome”

WordPinyinMeaning
寞mòlonesome
寂寞jì mòlonely; lonesome
孤孑gū jiélonesome; solitary
寥liáoempty; lonesome

Related words

Other words that share a character with 孤寂.

WordPinyinMeaning
孤独 (孤獨)gū dúlonely; solitary
孤立gū lìto isolate; isolated
孤儿 (孤兒)gū érorphan
孤单 (孤單)gū dānlone; lonely
孤儿院 (孤兒院)gū ér yuànorphanage; child asylum
孤岛 (孤島)gū dǎoisolated island
寂寞jì mòlonely; lonesome
寂静 (寂靜)jì jìngquiet

See also: Japanese symbol for “lonesome”.

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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