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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gù | gu4
English translation
hard
strong
solid
sure
assuredly
undoubtedly
of course
indeed
admittedly
to solidify; strength

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

wéi

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

囗古

Semantic compound

wéi

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. wéi represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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le , xuè huì 凝固 nínggù 结痂 jié jiā .

When you cut yourself , blood clots and forms a scab.

yòng 不不不不固态 gù tài 聚酯 jù zhǐ bǎn 制作 zhìzuò shì jiān jiē yóu qíng piān lái 制版 zhì bǎn ,不求 gěi 洋间步调 bù diào .

Solid polyester version is direct female slice of seihan without intermediate step.

玩具 wánjù Chē de 轮子 lún zi 固定 gùdìng zài 金属棒 jīn shǔ bàng shǎng .

The wheels of the toy car were fixed on metal rods.

fēng hěn ,我们 wǒmen 必须 bìxū 帐篷 zhàngpeng 固定 gùdìng hǎo .

We must hold down the tents because of the strong wind.

为了 wèile 骨骼 gǔ gé cháng 坚固 jiāngù 健康 jiànkāng , de 食物 shíwù 需要 xūyào yǒu gài .

You need calcium in your food to grow strong, healthy bones.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
固定 gùdìng to fix固定 gùdìng
巩固 gǒnggù to consolidate鞏固
固执 gùzhí obstinate固執
顽固 wángù stubborn頑固
hard
类固醇 lèi gù chún steroid類固醇
坚固 jiāngù firm堅固
牢固 láogù firm牢固 láogù
胆固醇 dǎn gù chún cholesterol膽固醇
固然 gùrán admittedly (it's true that...)固然 gùrán
凝固 nínggù to freeze凝固 nínggù
加固 jiā gù to strengthen加固 jiā gù
稳固 wěn gù stable穩固
固体 gùtǐ solid固體
固有 gùyǒu inherent固有 gùyǒu
根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù deep-rooted (problem etc)根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù
固执己见 gù zhí jǐ jiàn to persist in one's views固執己見
固态 gù tài solid state (physics)固態
固守 gù shǒu to cling to固守 gù shǒu
固化 gù huà to solidify固化 gù huà
固若金汤 gù ruò jīn tāng well fortified固若金湯
固件 gù jiàn firmware固件 gù jiàn
醛固酮 quán gù tóng aldosterone醛固酮 quán gù tóng

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