姑

gū

father's sister; husband's mother

How to write 姑, stroke by stroke

paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)

Ideographic: An older 古 woman 女; 古 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 女 + 古

姑娘gū nianggirl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old)
姑姑gū gupaternal aunt
姑妈gū mā(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt
姑且gū qiěfor the time being; tentatively
尼姑ní gūBuddhist nun
姑奶奶gū nǎi naipaternal great-aunt (father's father's sister); (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter; (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here; (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach
大姑dà gūfather's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law
姑丈gū zhànghusband of paternal aunt
姑夫gū fufather's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
姑婆gū pógrandfather's sister; sister of a woman's father-in-law
姑子gū zihusband's sister; (coll.) Buddhist nun
姑息gū xīexcessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory; to seek appeasement at any price

你姑姑是做什么的？
nǐ gū gu shì zuò shén me de ？
What does your aunt do?
我住在我姑姑家。
wǒ zhù zài wǒ gū gu jiā 。
I'm staying at my aunt's.
我姑姑做了一条新裙子给我。
wǒ gū gu zuò le yì tiáo xīn qún zǐ gěi wǒ 。
My aunt made me a new skirt.
我姑姑给了我一张唱片专辑。
wǒ gū gu gěi le wǒ yì zhāng chàng piàn zhuān jí 。
My aunt gave me an album.
这个岗位不合适小姑娘。
zhè ge gǎng wèi bù hé shì xiǎo gū niáng 。
The job is not suitable for young girls.