顧 meaning and stroke order
To look back; to look at; to look after
How to write 顧, stroke by stroke
21 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 顧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
How 顧 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Head.
頁 gives the meaning and 雇 hints at the sound.
Radical: 頁 (page), shared by 45 characters on this site.
How to remember 顧
顧 is built from 雇 (gù), which gives the sound, and 頁 (yè), a picture of a head. Picture someone turning their head to look back at a person they have hired (雇) and need to look after.
顧 is the traditional form of 顾 and rarely stands alone in modern speech. It appears in words about caring, considering, or looking back, such as 照顧 (zhàogù) and 回顧 (huígù). Example: 她在家照顧媽媽。(Tā zài jiā zhàogù māma.) She is at home taking care of her mother.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 顧 (gù) with its phonetic part 雇 (gù, to hire), since both share the same sound. 雇 means to employ, as in 雇人 (gù rén), while 顧 with 頁 on the right is about looking and caring.
Common words with 顧
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 照顧 | zhàogù | to take care of; to show consideration | HSK 2 |
| 顧客 | gùkè | customer; client | HSK 2 |
| 顧問 | gùwèn | adviser; consultant | HSK 5 |
| 不顧 | bùgù | in spite of; regardless of | HSK 5 |
| 回顧 | huígù | to look back; to review | HSK 5 |
| 只顧 | zhǐgù | to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with | HSK 6 |
| 光顧 | guānggù | to visit (as a customer) | HSK 7-9 |
| 顧慮 | gùlǜ | misgivings; apprehensions; to worry about; to be concerned about | HSK 7-9 |
| 顧及 | gùjí | to take into consideration; to attend to | HSK 7-9 |
| 兼顧 | jiāngù | to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or | HSK 7-9 |
| 後顧之憂 | hòugùzhīyōu | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worr | HSK 7-9 |
| 顧不得 | gùbu dé | unable to change sth; unable to deal with | HSK 7-9 |
| 顧不上 | gùbushàng | cannot attend to or manage | HSK 7-9 |
| 顧全大局 | gùquán-dàjú | to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 顧
How many strokes are in 顧?
顧 is written with 21 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 顧 mean?
顧 (gù) means to look back; to look at; to look after. A common word with it is 照顾 (zhàogù), meaning "to take care of; to show consideration".
How do you pronounce 顧?
顧 is pronounced gù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 顧?
The radical of 顧 is 頁, which carries the idea of "page". Dictionaries list 顧 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 顧?
顧 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 顾, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 顧客 mean and why does it use 顧?
顧客 (gùkè) means customer. The idea is a guest who "looks in on" or visits a shop. The related word 光顧 (guānggù) is a polite way to say a customer patronizes a business.
How is 不顧 used in a sentence?
不顧 (bùgù) means regardless of or ignoring something. It usually comes before the thing being ignored, as in 他不顧危險 (tā bùgù wēixiǎn), he ignored the danger.