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Character

孤

gū HSK 6
孤 gū HSK 6
  • 1. orphaned in childhood; later also referring to having lost both parents
  • 2. lonely; solitary; alone
  • 3. self-referential title used by feudal princes and lords
  • 4. archaic variant of "辜"
  • 5. general term for an official character in traditional opera
  • 6. orphan
Words using 孤 as gū (6)
  • 1 孤独 gū dú — lonely HSK 6
    • 孤 alone, solitary
    • 独 alone, solitary
    Example

    她在异国他乡常常感到孤独。

    tā zài yì guó tā xiāng cháng cháng gǎn dào gū dú

    She often feels lonely in a foreign land.

  • 2 孤儿 gū ér — orphan HSK 7
    • 孤 alone, solitary, without parents
    • 儿 child, son
    Example

    这个孤儿被一个善良的家庭收养了。

    zhè ge gū ér bèi yí ge shàn liáng de jiā tíng shōu yǎng le

    This orphan was adopted by a kind family.

  • 3 孤单 gū dān — lonely HSK 7
    • 孤 solitary, isolated
    • 单 single, alone
    Example

    她搬到新城市后常常感到孤单。

    tā bān dào xīn chéng shì hòu cháng cháng gǎn dào gū dān

    She often feels lonely after moving to the new city.

  • 4 孤立 gū lì — isolated HSK 7
    • 孤 alone, solitary
    • 立 stand, be positioned
    Example

    他感到很孤立。

    tā gǎn dào hěn gū lì

    He feels very isolated.

  • 5 孤陋寡闻 gū lòu guǎ wén — ill-informed and inexperienced HSK 7
    • 孤 isolated, cut off from knowledge
    • 陋 narrow, limited in perspective
    • 寡 few, scarce in knowledge
    • 闻 heard, learned, experienced
    Example

    我孤陋寡闻，请多多指教。

    wǒ gū lòu guǎ wén qǐng duō duō zhǐ jiào

    I am ill-informed and inexperienced, please give me your guidance.

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  • 6 孤零零 gū líng líng — all alone HSK 7
    • 孤 alone, solitary
    • 零 scattered, fragmentary (intensifies isolation)
    • 零 scattered, fragmentary (reduplication for emphasis)
    Example

    孩子孤零零地坐在公园的长椅上。

    hái zi gū líng líng de zuò zài gōng yuán de cháng yǐ shàng

    The child sat all alone on the park bench.

Structure & writing
孤 gū — orphaned in childhood; later also referring to having lost both parents

孤 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 子 zǐ — child (son or daughter in ancient usage); now specifically son
Xpinyin
子 is a component in 19 characters
HSK 1
好 hǎo good; satisfactory (opposite of 坏) 字 zì written character; word 学 xué to study; to learn (opposite of 教) 孩 hái young child
HSK 2
游 yóu unfixed; constantly moving
HSK 3
季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 李 lǐ plum tree (deciduous tree with white flowers)
HSK 4
仔 zǎi (dial.) young man 厚 hòu thick (of a flat object, opposite of 薄) 存 cún to exist; to be alive 孙 sūn grandchild; relatives of the grandchild's generation
HSK 5
享 xiǎng to possess; to obtain
HSK 6
孕 yùn pregnancy 孤 gū orphaned in childhood; later also referring to having lost both parents
HSK 7
孔 kǒng hole; opening; aperture 孝 xiào to respect and support one's parents 孪 luán twin; born as a pair from one birth 猛 měng fierce; ferocious 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants
2 瓜 guā — gourd or melon plant (vine with palmate leaves, typically yellow flowers, edible fruit; includes watermelon, pumpkin, winter melon, cucumber, etc.)
瓜 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 6
孤 gū orphaned in childhood; later also referring to having lost both parents
HSK 7
狐 hú fox (a mammal with a pointed snout, triangular ears, and a bushy tail, typically reddish-yellow in colour; commonly called 狐狸) 瓣 bàn petal, one of the segments forming a corolla

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