paternal aunt; husband's sister

HSK 5 #994

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 994th character
Radical ⼥ (38.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1325

Definitions

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

Stroke order

姑 stroke order diagram
姑 stroke order animation

Words containing 姑

Word Meaning
paternal aunt; (coll.) father's married sister
husband's sister; (coll.) Buddhist nun
to tolerate is to abet
to tolerate is to abet
to tolerate evil; indulgence lets harm grow
husband of father's sister; uncle
son-in-law (used by wife's family)
to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
(polite) father's sisters
TW to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
Huanggu district of Shenyang city shěn yáng shì, Liaoning
Huanggu district of Shenyang city shěn yáng shì, Liaoning
Huanggu district of Shenyang city shěn yáng shì, Liaoning
great aunt; father's father's sister
Chinese lantern plant; winter cherry
Chinese lantern plant; winter cherry
Meigu, a county in south Sichuan
Meigu River in south Sichuan
Meigu County, Liangshan, Sichuan