估 (gū)

to estimate/to appraise

How 估 is written

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — human
Traditional
估
Simplified
估 (unchanged)

Components

估 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

gū
estimate
gù
old; second-hand (clothes)

Common words using 估

估計 gūjì
to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]
估值 gūzhí
valuation; estimation
低估 dīgū
to underestimate; to underrate
評估 pínggū
to evaluate; to assess; assessment
估價 gūjià
to value; to appraise; to be valued at
估摸 gūmo
to reckon; to guess
估測 gūcè
estimate
估算 gūsuàn
assessment; evaluation
估衣 gùyī
second hand clothes
估量 gūliang
to estimate; to assess
重估 chónggū
revaluation
預估 yùgū
to estimate; to forecast; prediction

估 in a sentence

我們低估了這項工作的困難度。

Wǒmen dīgū le zhè xiàng gōngzuò de kùnnándù.

“We underestimated the difficulty of this task.”

How common is 估?

估 is the 1,324th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93.1% of all running text.

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