Meaning
paternal aunt
Chinese: 父系的、姑姨。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gu” becomes a different word in each tone. 姑 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
- 姑娘gū nianggirl; young woman; young lady; daughter
- 姑姑gū gupaternal aunt
- 姑且gū qiěfor the time being; tentatively
- 大姑dà gūfather's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law
- 姑子gū zihusband's sister; (coll.) Buddhist nun
Example Sentence
我姑姑住在上海。Wǒ gū gu zhù zài Shàng hǎi.My aunt lives in Shanghai.
我WǒI姑姑gū gupaternal aunt住zhùto live在zàiat上海Shàng hǎiShanghai municipality (sho。