Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

mutter

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “gu” becomes a different word in each tone. 咕 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

  • 挤咕jǐ gūto wink at
  • 搭咕dā gūto connect; to discuss
  • 咕咕叫gū gū jiàosound made by an empty stomach
  • 戳咕chuō gūto stir up behind sb's back; to incite secretly
  • 咕咚gū dōngsplash; (onom.) for heavy things falling down

Example Sentence

肚子饿了,他的肚子咕咕地叫了起来。Dù zi è le, tā de dù zi gū gū de jiào le qǐ lái.When he got hungry, his stomach began to rumble.

肚子Dù zibelly饿èhungryle(completed action)hedeof肚子dù zibellymuttermutterde(adverb marker)jiàoto shoutle(completed action)起来qǐ láito stand up