Learn Chinese Characters

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.

I姑姑gū gupaternal auntzhùto livezàiat上海Shàng hǎiShanghai municipality (sho