孤gū
orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary. 8 strokes, radical 子, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin gūStrokes 8Radical 子Band HSK 6Words 2
How to write 孤
Strokes 1–3 write 子, then strokes 4–8 write 瓜.
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 孤 · the stroke-order rules
What 孤 is made of
子 (zi, son) and 瓜 (guā, melon).
子 carries the meaning — child — and 瓜 carries the sound.
Words that use 孤
| 孤独 | lonely, solitary 指独自一人，缺少陪伴 真情温暖关爱孤儿，让孤独老人老有所养。They made sure lonely elderly people were cared for. Lesson 584, 固本拓疆 · 艺苑流芳与经世济民 · Civic Governance & Cultural Renaissance |
| 孤儿 | orphan 指失去父母的孩子 真情温暖关爱孤儿，让孤独老人老有所养。Warm compassion embraced the orphans. Lesson 584, 固本拓疆 · 艺苑流芳与经世济民 · Civic Governance & Cultural Renaissance |
More characters with the radical 子
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 子 radical page.