姑 gū — father's sister · English

姑

gū

father's sister

At a glance · 姑

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「姑」从女古声，小篆从女古声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「姑」本义为丈夫之母（婆母），引申父之姐妹。

Structure

从女、古声，形声字，女表女性义类，古表音。

At a glance

Pinyingū

Radical女

Strokes8

UnicodeU+59D1

Character type形声

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English father's sister father's sister; husband's mother

Français tante paternelle Tante (sœur du père). «诸姑伯叔» : les tantes paternelles.

Español tía paterna Tía (hermana del padre). «诸姑伯叔»: las tías paternas.

العربية عمة عمة (أخت الأب). «诸姑伯叔»: العمّات من جهة الأب.

Русский тётя по отцу Тётя по отцу. «诸姑伯叔»: отцовские сёстры.

Common words

姑姑gū gūaunt
姑母gū mǔaunt

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