顾 gù — look back; care · English

顾

gù

look back; care

At a glance · 顾

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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、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

繁体「顧」从頁，雇声，本义为回头看。简体「顾」同。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为转头看，引申为照顾。

Structure

形声字，从頁（意符，头），雇（gù）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyingù

Radical页

Strokes10

UnicodeU+987E

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English look back; care To look back; also to care for.

Français regarder; soigner Regarder en arrière ; aussi soigner.

Español mirar; cuidar Mirar atrás ; también cuidar.

العربية ينظر؛ يعتني ينظر خلفه؛ ويُستعار لـ«يعتني».

Русский оглядываться; заботиться Оглядываться; также заботиться.

Common words

顾客gù kècustomer
照顾zhào gùcare

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