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姑 - gū

paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother

paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother

How to read 姑

Click 姑 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishpaternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

姑丈 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 姑且. Please read 姑夫 one more time.

Common words with this character

husband of paternal aunt
for the time being; tentatively
father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 姑 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 姑丈 and 姑且 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 姑.