顾

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to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

页 meaning “head” + 厄 sound ( è )

Components 厄页

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cliff + snakeskin + head

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不管不顾	bù guǎn bù gù	(idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth); (idiom) unheeding; reckless
行不顾言	xíng bù gù yán	to say one thing and do another (idiom)
不顾前后	bù gù qián hòu	regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
义无反顾	yì wú fǎn gù	honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender…
顾不上	gù bu shàng	cannot attend to or manage
不顾大局	bù gù dà jú	to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
自顾自	zì gù zì	each minding his own business
不顾一切	bù gù yī qiè	(idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
顾不得	gù bu de	unable to change sth; unable to deal with
顾名思义	gù míng sī yì	as the name implies
顾全大局	gù quán dà jú	to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all
环顾四周	huán gù sì zhōu	to look around
不顾	bù gù	in spite of; regardless of
顾家	gù jiā	to take care of one's family
顾客至上	gù kè zhì shàng	the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
主顾	zhǔ gù	client; customer
顾主	gù zhǔ	(old) customer
光顾	guāng gù	to visit (as a customer)
回顾历史	huí gù lì shǐ	to look back at history
总法律顾问	zǒng fǎ lǜ gù wèn	general counsel

Characters sharing the sound component 厄 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
厄 sound part	è	adversity, difficulty, distress
扼	è	to clutch, to grasp; to choke, to strangle
轭	è	yoke, restraint, collar
呃	è	belch; hiccup
苊	è	acenaphthene