Meaning
lone; lonely
Chinese: 孤单、单独。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gu” becomes a different word in each tone. 孤 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 孤单gū dānlone; lonely; loneliness
- 孤独gū dúlonely; solitary
- 孤儿gū érorphan
- 孤立gū lìto isolate; isolated; unrelated; irrelevant
- 孤零零gū líng línglone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary
Example Sentence
这个老人独自生活，有些孤单。Zhè ge lǎo rén dú zì shēng huó, yǒu xiē gū dān.This old man lives alone and is a bit lonely.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this老人lǎo rénold man or woman独自dú zìalone生活shēng huóto live，有些yǒu xiēsome孤单gū dānlone。