姑 gū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
姑娘
gūniang
girl; young woman
Characters in this word
娘 niáng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 那个姑娘是谁？ Nà ge gūniang shì shéi? Who is that girl?
- 姑娘很漂亮。 Gūniang hěn piàoliang. The girl is very pretty.
- 小姑娘笑了。 Xiǎo gūniang xiào le. The little girl laughed.