估gū
merchant; to estimate, to guess, to presume. 7 strokes, radical 亻, first met in HSK 5.
What 估 is made of
亻 (rén, man) and 古 (gǔ, old).
亻 carries the meaning — person — and 古 carries the sound.
How to write 估
Strokes 1–2 write 亻, then strokes 3–7 write 古.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 估
Words that use 估
| 估计 | to estimate, reckon 指根据已知情况大致推测数量或结果 专家估计这场巡演将引发轰动效应。Experts estimated that this tour will cause a sensation. Lesson 427, 鼓角关怀 · 公道通达与宏规盛业 · Equitable Consensus & Strategic Horizons |
| 评估 | to assess, evaluate 指客观分析并判断价值或效果 专家客观评估了丰产效益。The expert objectively assessed the benefits of the bumper harvest. Lesson 465, 沃野丰华 · 笃诚务实与厚泽沃野 · Steadfast Integrity & Fertile Horizons |
Characters that share the sound part 古
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 亻
All 84 of them, and what the radical means, on the 人 radical page.