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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gū | gu1
English translation
hoop; to surround, to bind

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

Contains the radical

zhú

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Bamboo  zhú bindings liè liè also provides the pronunciation

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⺮㧜

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duì 老范来说, zhè 就是 jiù shì 紧箍咒 jǐn gū zhòu , měi huí 听说 tīng shuō 保管 bǎoguǎn 头痛 tóu tòng .

This was surely a magic formula for Old Fan as his head ached each time he heard it.

5英尺 yīng chǐ de 主动 zhǔdòng lún chú 轮箍 lún gū wài ,几乎 jīhū 普通 pǔ tōng 机车 jī chē 一样 yīyàng .

The 5 - ft driving wheels looked just like those of the ordinary locomotive except for the tyres.

突然 tūrán xiào le 出来 chū lái 露出 lù chū le 刚箍过 de

He suddenly smiled, revealing teeth that had recently been capped.

zài 夹克衫 de 左袖 shǎng Dài le 一条黑箍 ér

He wore a black band on the left sleeve of his jacket.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
hoop
紧箍咒 jǐn gū zhòu a spell or incantation for controlling sb緊箍咒
金箍棒 jīn gū bàng golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 Xī yóu Jì [Xī​yóu​Jì]金箍棒 jīn gū bàng
发箍 fà gū headband髮箍
铁箍 tiě gū iron hoop鐵箍
轮箍 lún gū tire輪箍
袖箍 xiù gū armband袖箍 xiù gū
箍子 gū zi finger ring (dialect)箍子 gū zi

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