gū孤
孤
common
Meaning of 孤
孤 means having lost one or both parents; lonely; solitary; alone. Pronounced gū.
- having lost one or both parents
- lonely; solitary; alone
- royal self-reference (ancient feudal princes)
Character Info
Radical子
Strokes8
Components
孑
瓜
Stroke Order
孤
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
gè个
gū孤
ér儿
zài在
fú福
lì利
yuàn院
zhǎng长
dà大
。
This orphan grew up in a welfare home.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
liú留
xià下
le了
chéng成
qiān千
shàng上
wàn万
de的
gū孤
kǔ苦
ér儿
tóng童
。
The war left tens of thousands of poor orphaned children.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
wèi为
gū孤
lǎo老
tí提
gōng供
le了
miǎn免
fèi费
yī医
liáo疗
fú服
wù务
。
The government provides free medical services for childless elderly people.
Tā她
chéng成
le了
yī一
míng名
gū孤
nǚ女
，
hé和
nǎi奶
nai奶
xiāng相
yī依
wéi为
mìng命
。
She became an orphaned girl and lived with her grandmother.
Zhè这
jiā家
gū孤
ér儿
yuàn院
shōu收
yǎng养
le了
wǔ五
shí十
duō多
gè个
gū孤
tóng童
。
This orphanage has taken in more than fifty orphaned children.
Relations
Common Words
孤儿 / 孤兒gūér
orphan; fatherless child
孤单 / 孤單gūdān
lonely; solitary; weak
孤独 / 孤獨gūdú
lonely; alone; solitary
孤立gūlì
isolated; cut off; ostracized
孤僻gūpì
eccentric; unsociable; reclusive
孤苦gūkǔ
destitute and alone; helpless
孤掌难鸣 / 孤掌難鳴gūzhǎngnánmíng
hard to accomplish alone; single-handedly difficult
孤岛 / 孤島gūdǎo
isolated island; metaphor for an isolated entity or place