Keyword
lonely
- orphaned
- alone
- solidary
- Frequency
- #1458
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
子 (child) gives the meaning and 瓜 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
孤独
lonely; solitary
孤立
to isolate; isolated; unrelated; irrelevant
孤儿
orphan
孤单
lone; lonely; loneliness
孤儿院
orphanage; child asylum
孤岛
isolated island
孤
lone; lonely
孤寂
lonesome; desolate
独孤
two-character surname Dugu
孤零零
lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary
孤注一掷
to stake all on one throw
一意孤行
obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic
孤立无援
isolated and without help
孤身
alone; lonely
孤僻
unsociable; withdrawn; reclusive
孤山
Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
孤军奋战
lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom); fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
孤陋寡闻
ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded
遗孤
orphan
孤傲
proud and aloof
孤独症
autism
孤胆
solitary hero; maverick
孤家寡人
one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary path; (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
孤魂
lonely soul