Chinese Word: 孤 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

孤HSK 6

Pinyin: gū

English Definition: lone; lonely

Chinese Definition:
①幼年死去父亲或父母双亡：孤儿。遗孤。托孤。孤寡鳏独(孤儿，寡妇，无妻或丧妻的人，年老无子女的人)。
②单独：孤单。孤独。孤立。孤僻。孤傲。孤茕(单独无依然)。孤介。孤身。孤危。孤芳自赏。孤苦伶仃。孤掌难鸣。孤云野鹤(喻闲逸逍遥的人)。
③古代帝王的自称：孤家。孤王。
④古同“辜”，辜负。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 子

Pictophonetic: 瓜 indicates the sound; 子 (child) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 子 [ zi ] son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
- 瓜 [ guā ] melon, gourd, squash, cucumber

Similar Characters: 柧狐抓

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Example Words

孤独	gū dú	lonely; solitary	HSK 6
孤立	gū lì	isolate; isolated	HSK 6
孤儿	gū ér	orphan
孤寂	gū jì	lonesome; desolate
孤单	gū dān	lone; lonely; loneliness

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Example Sentences

1		yǒu shí hou 有时候 wǒ 我 gǎn dào 感到 gū dú 孤独。 Sometimes I feel lonely.
2		tā 他 hěn róng yì 很容易 gǎn dào 感到 gū dú 孤独。 He is easy to feel lonely.
3		gū dú 孤独 de 的 rén 人 xū yào 需要 péi bàn 陪伴。 Lonely people need companionship.
4		gū dú 孤独 bìng bù 并不 yì wèi zhe 意味着 jì mò 寂寞。 Loneliness doesn't necessarily mean solitude.
5		tā men 他们 jué dìng 决定 lǐng yǎng 领养 yī gè 一个 gū ér 孤儿。 They decided to adopt an orphan.

More Sentences

1		yǒu shí hou 有时候 wǒ 我 gǎn dào 感到 gū dú 孤独。 Sometimes I feel lonely.
2		tā 他 hěn róng yì 很容易 gǎn dào 感到 gū dú 孤独。 He is easy to feel lonely.
3		gū dú 孤独 de 的 rén 人 xū yào 需要 péi bàn 陪伴。 Lonely people need companionship.
4		gū dú 孤独 bìng bù 并不 yì wèi zhe 意味着 jì mò 寂寞。 Loneliness doesn't necessarily mean solitude.
5		tā men 他们 jué dìng 决定 lǐng yǎng 领养 yī gè 一个 gū ér 孤儿。 They decided to adopt an orphan.

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