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= gu + Ø4
surname Gu
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= gu + Ø4
to look after / to take into consideration / to attend to
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How to pronounce 顧

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

顧 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= gu + Ø4
variant of 雇[gu4]
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= gu + Ø4
to employ / to hire / to rent
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xié = xi + e2
head
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= y + e4
page / leaf
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Characters with 顧 as component

顧 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 顧

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to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
to pay scant regard to (sth) / unheeding / reckless
lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage / cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times

Sentences with 顧

顧 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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