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姑

gū

gū · gu1 (Jyutping)

  1. paternal aunt
  2. husband's sister
  3. husband's mother (old)
  4. nun
  5. for the time being (literary)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

姑

Meaning
father's sister; husband's mother
Radical
女
Strokes
8
Components
⿰女古
Cangjie
VJR
Four-corner
4446.0

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