孤
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lone; lonely
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 子 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 孤
- Common rank
- #1,164
- Unicode
- U+5B64
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Formation & memory
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Words with 孤
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一意孤行 | obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic | |
| 孤立子波 | instanton (math.) | |
| 孤证不立 | unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism) | |
| 孤立子 | soliton (physics) | |
| 孤儿药 | orphan drug | |
| 孤儿院 | orphanage; child asylum | |
| 生态孤岛 | insularization (as a threat to biodiversity) | |
| 孤独于世 | alone in the world (idiom) | |
| 孤子 | orphan; fatherless son | |
| 孤山 | Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province | |
| 孤山 | isolated peak | |
| 孤儿 | orphan | |
| 孤高 | arrogant | |
| 孤老 | solitary old man or woman; regular patron (at brothels) | |
| 孤本 | the only extant copy of a book | |
| 孤独症 | autism | |
| 孤身 | alone; lonely | |
| 孤单 | lone; lonely; loneliness | |
| 孤家寡人 | one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary path; (can… | |
| 孤鸟 | lone bird; marginalized (country, person etc) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 瓜 — compare how they read.