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姑
Pinyin: gū
English Definition: paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
Chinese Definition:
①称父亲的姐妹：姑姑。姑父。姑表(一家的父亲和另一家的母亲是兄妹或姐弟的亲戚关系，如“姑姑兄弟”)。
②丈夫的姊妹：小姑子。姑嫂。
③旧时妻称夫的母亲：翁姑。舅姑。
④少女，亦作妇女的通称：姑娘(a。未婚少女，“娘”读轻声；b。姑母)。道姑。尼姑。
⑤暂且，苟且：姑且。姑息。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 女
Ideographic: An older 古 woman 女; 古 also provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 女 [ nǚ ] woman, girl; female
    • 古 [ gǔ ] old, classic, ancient
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Example Words
姑母 gū mǔ father's sister; paternal aunt
姑妈 gū mā (coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt
尼姑 ní gū Buddhist nun
姑息 gū xī excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory; to seek appeasement at any price
姑且 gū qiě for the time being; tentatively
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