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Gu in Chinese / Japanese...

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 gu
Gu Scroll

グ is the name Gu in Japanese Katakana.

This is probably not what you are looking for, as Gu is more commonly a Chinese surname. Unless your non-Chinese parents named you Gu, this is not what you want.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 gù
Gu Scroll

顧 is the Chinese surname Gu.

顧 means, “to look after” or “consider.”

Other characters can be surnames and romanize as Gu, so make sure you are not looking for 谷 (valley/grain), 古 (ancient), or 辜 (guilt).


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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Gu search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


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    gu4
ku
 koshi
    こし

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Gu
to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
(surname) Koshi
in reference to

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    gu3
ku
 hone
    ほね

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Bones
bone
(1) bone; (2) frame; (3) outline; core; (4) backbone; spirit; fortitude; (noun or adjectival noun) (5) laborious; troublesome; difficult; (personal name) Hone
Bone: bones, relics.

古奇

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gǔ qí
    gu3 qi2
ku ch`i
    ku chi

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Gooch
Gucci (brand)

古巴

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gǔ bā
    gu3 ba1
ku pa

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Cuba
Cuba

古德

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gǔ dé
    gu3 de2
ku te
 kotoku

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Goode
virtuous ancient(s)

古道

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gǔ dào
    gu3 dao4
ku tao
 kodou; furumichi / kodo; furumichi
    こどう; ふるみち

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The Old Way / Old School
ancient road; precepts of the antiquity
(1) old road; ancient road; (2) (こどう only) ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning; (place-name, surname) Furumichi

固執


固执

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gù zhí
    gu4 zhi2
ku chih
 koshitsu(p); koshuu / koshitsu(p); koshu
    こしつ(P); こしゅう

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Persistence
obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to
(n,vs,vt,vi) sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

孤獨


孤独

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gū dú
    gu1 du2
ku tu
 kodoku

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Lonely
lonely; solitary
orphan

孤魂

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gū hún
    gu1 hun2
ku hun

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Lonely Soul / Lost Soul
lonely soul

復古


复古

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fù gǔ
    fu4 gu3
fu ku
 fukko
    ふっこ

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Retro / Old School
to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration); to turn back the clock; neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文; retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) revival; restoration

班固

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bān gù
    ban1 gu4
pan ku
 hanko
    はんこ

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Hanko
Ban Gu (32-92), Eastern Han dynasty historian, wrote the Dynastic History of Western Han 漢書|汉书
(surname) Hanko

蒙古

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měng gǔ
    meng3 gu3
meng ku
 mouko / moko
    もうこ

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Mongolia
Mongolia
(1) Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau; (2) (hist) Mongols (nomadic tribe); (place-name) Mongolia
Mongolia, Mongol.

骨氣


骨气

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gǔ qì
    gu3 qi4
ku ch`i
    ku chi

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Courageous Spirit
unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone

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    gu4
ku
 ko
used in 估衣[gu4 yi5]
Guess, estimate.


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    gu4
ku
variant of 雇[gu4]
See:

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    gu4
ku
dried up; dry; exhausted; tired

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    gu3
ku
 furuhama
    ふるはま
ancient; old; paleo-
(1) used item; secondhand item; (prefix noun) (2) old; used; previous; antiquity; ancient times; (surname) Furuhama
Ancient, antique, old; of old.

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    gu1
ku
(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

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    gu1
ku
(onom.) bird call

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    gu1
ku
old variant of 唂[gu1]

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    gu4
ku
 sachihiro
    さちひろ
hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly
(personal name) Sachihiro
hard

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    gu4
ku
place name

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    gu1
ku
 shuutome(p); shuuto; shiutome; shiitome(ok) / shutome(p); shuto; shiutome; shitome(ok)
    しゅうとめ(P); しゅうと; しうとめ; しいとめ(ok)
paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
(See 舅) mother-in-law; (personal name) Sachimi
Paternal aunt, husband's sister, a nun; to tolerate; however; leave.

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    gu1
ku
 ko
    こ
lone; lonely
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) being alone; solitude; loneliness; (2) (rare) (See 孤児・1) orphan; (personal name) Sachihiko
Orphan, solitary.

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    gu4
ku
variant of 崮[gu4]

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    gu4
ku
steep-sided flat-topped mountain; mesa; (element in mountain names)

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    gu4
ku
 yue
    ゆえ
happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
(1) (kana only) reason; cause; circumstances; grounds; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) because of; as a result of
Old, of old; from of old; cause; purposely; to die; tr. pūrva.

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    gu4
ku
 tegase
    てがせ
    tekase
    てかせ
braces (med.); fetters; manacles
handcuffs

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    gu3
ku
paper mulberry tree

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    gu3
ku
 hoda
    ほだ
    hota
    ほた
scraps of wood
(obscure) kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Gugu
Gu
gù / gu4 / guku
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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A professional Chinese Calligrapher

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A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

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