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咕 gū

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咕 gū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gū | gu1
English translation
mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble

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About 咕 gū

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

咕 gū

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Onomatopoeia / 拟声词 nǐ shēng cí Nǐ shēng cí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of 咕 gū

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰口古

Semantic compound

口 kǒu

Phonetic compound

古 Gǔ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 口 kǒu represents the meaning and 古 Gǔ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 咕 gū

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一 yī 只 zhǐ 鸽子 gēzi 沿着 yán zhe 屋顶 wū dǐng 大摇大摆 dà yáo dà bǎi 地 de 走 zǒu , 有 yǒu 节奏 jiézòu 地 de 咕咕叫 jiào .

A pigeon strutted along the roof, cooing rhythmically.

他们 tā men 俩 liǎ 叽叽咕咕地 de 说 shuì 些 xiē 什么 shénme ?

What are those two whispering to each other about?

孩子 háizi 嘀咕 dí gu 着 zhāo 说 shuì 他 tā 饿 è 了 le .

The child whined that he was hungry.

一 yī 只 zhǐ 布谷鸟 bù gǔ niǎo 开始 kāishǐ 在 zài 一株山楂 shān zhā 树 shù 里 lǐ 咕咕地 de 呼叫 hū jiào .

A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree.

他 tā 叽叽咕咕,摇头晃脑,两脚还 Huán 在 zài 地上 dì shang 乱 luàn 跺 duò 乱 luàn 蹬 dēng ,一副垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī ,苦苦 kǔ kǔ 哀告 aī gào 的 de 样子 yàngzi .

He snorted and pranced and pawed at the floor in salivating lust and groveling need.

Words with 咕 gū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
咕 gū (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc咕 gū
嘀咕 dí gu to mutter嘀咕 dí gu
咕噜 gū lu rumbling咕嚕
咕哝 gū nong to murmur咕噥
咕咚 gū dōng splash咕咚 gū dōng
叽里咕噜 jī li gū lū (onom.) to jabber嘰里咕嚕
犯嘀咕 fàn dí gu to hesitate犯嘀咕 fàn dí gu
叽哩咕噜 jī li gū lū (onom.) to jabber嘰哩咕嚕
黑咕隆咚 hēi gu lōng dōng pitch-black黑咕隆咚 hēi gu lōng dōng
咕唧 gū jī to whisper咕唧 gū jī
唧咕 jī gu (onom.) whisper唧咕 jī gu

咕 gū Decomposition & Compounds

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