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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lonesome”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 孤寂.
| 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 |
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely; lonesome |
| 寂静 (寂靜) | jì jìng | quiet |
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.