孤 (gū)

lonely/isolated

How 孤 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
子 — child
Traditional
孤
Simplified
孤 (unchanged)

Common words using 孤

孤單 gūdān
lone; lonely; loneliness
孤獨 gūdú
lonely; solitary
孤僻 gūpì
antisocial; reclusive; eccentric
孤兒 gūér
orphan
孤寂 gūjì
lonesome; desolate
孤島 gūdǎo
isolated region
孤注一擲 gūzhùyīzhì
to stake all on one throw
孤立 gūlì
isolate; isolated
孤身 gūshēn
alone; lonely
一意孤行 yīyìgūxíng
isolated and stubborn; obstinately clinging to one's course; willful
孤傲 gūào
proud and aloof
孤兒院 gūéryuàn
orphanage; child asylum

孤 in a sentence

他一個人在國外覺得很孤單。

Tā yíge rén zài guówài juéde hěn gūdān.

“He feels very lonely being abroad alone.”

How common is 孤?

孤 is the 1,332nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93.2% of all running text.

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