姑
Ancient forms
3 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
gū gu1
- paternal aunt
- husband's sister
- husband's mother (old)
- nun
- for the time being (literary)
Example sentences
- My aunt gave me an album.
HSK words with 姑
More words with 姑
- 大姑 dàgū father's oldest sister
- 姑子 gūzi husband's sister
- 小姑 xiǎogū father's youngest sister
- 家姑 jiāgū (polite) father's sisters
- 道姑 dàogū Daoist nun
- 尼姑 nígū Buddhist nun
- 度姑 dùgū (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
- 姑夫 gūfu father's sister's husband
- 表姑 biǎogū father's female cousin via female line