孤

gū

lone · lonely

Radical: 子 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

子学字孔孙存孝季孽孟孩孕

Same radical

子学字孔孙存孝季孽孟孩孕孜孰孱

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Character Decomposition

孤=子+瓜

Etymology

child

Meanings

lone

lonely

gū

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Words with 孤 448 total

proud and aloof孤傲gū ào Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War孤拔Gū bá the only extant copy of a book孤本gū běn

Idioms with 孤 87 total Chain

act like an absolute ruler · style oneself king称孤道寡chēng gū dào guǎ