咕

gū

mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble

How to write 咕, stroke by stroke

(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

Pictophonetic: semantic 口 (mouth), phonetic 古

Made of 口 + 古

咕噜gū lu(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach); to coo (of a dove); rumbling; noisy drinking sound
嘀咕dí guto mutter; to feel apprehensive
咕哝gū nongto murmur; to mumble; to grumble; to mutter
咕咕叫gū gū jiàosound made by an empty stomach
搭咕dā gūto connect; to discuss
挤咕jǐ gūto wink at
戳咕chuō gūto stir up behind sb's back; to incite secretly
咕噜肉gū lū ròusweet and sour meat (pork)
咕咚gū dōngsplash; (onom.) for heavy things falling down
呛咕qiāng guto discuss (dialect)
犯嘀咕fàn dí guto hesitate; to have second thoughts; to be concerned; to brood (over sth); to complain
咕唧gū jīto whisper; to mutter

我的肚子在咕咕叫。
wǒ de dù zǐ zài gū gū jiào 。
My stomach is growling.
你咕咕哝哝的来着。
nǐ gū gū nóng nóng de lái zhe 。
You mumbled.
咕噜！这食物太好吃了，但我担心它会很贵。
gū lū ！ zhè shí wù tài hǎo chī le ， dàn wǒ dān xīn tā huì hěn guì 。
Gulp! The food is delicious, but I'm afraid of how expensive it's going to be.