箍 (gū): hoop, to bind with hoops
箍 (gū) is a Chinese character meaning “hoop.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺮ (structural) and 㧜 (structural). It ranks #3406 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 箍 bamboo ⺮ bindings 㧜; 㧜 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 竹 (bamboo) appears in many related characters such as 第 (dì, (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")), 等 (děng, to wait for), 笑 (xiào, to laugh).
Definitions
- hoop
- to bind with hoops
Etymology & Origin
ideographicBamboo ⺮ bindings 㧜; 㧜 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱⺮㧜 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金箍棒noun | jīn gū bàng | golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 |
| 紧箍咒noun | jǐn gū zhòu | the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记) |
| 箍桶匠 | gū tǒng jiàng | cooper |
| 头箍儿 | tóu gū r | erhua form of 頭箍|头箍 |
| 箍节儿 | gū jie r | short length |
| 红箍儿 | hóng gū r | (northern dialects) red armband |
| 箍子 | gū zi | finger ring (dialect) |
| 发箍noun | fà gū | headband |
| 针箍儿noun | zhēn gū r | erhua variant of 針箍|针箍 |
| 头箍 | tóu gū | headband |
| 打箍 | dǎ gū | to hoop |
| 箍带 | gū dài | strap |
| 金箍 | jīn gū | gold band |
| 腿号箍 | tuǐ hào gū | see 腿號|腿号 |
| 帽箍儿 | mào gū r | the ribbon around a cap |
箍 appears in 30 compound words: 33 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
这就是后世威名赫赫的“如意金箍棒”。
zhè jiù shì hòu shì wēi míng hè hè de rú yì jīn gū bàng .
This is the "Golden Cudgel of Fulfilling Wishes," which would later become renowned throughout history.
同样是单一的线条上，孙悟空拿着金箍棒去攻击随机刷新的妖怪。
tóng yàng shì dān yī de xiàn tiáo shàng , sūn wù kōng ná zhe jīn gū bàng qù gōng jī suí jī shuā xīn de yāo guài .
In the same linear path, Sun Wukong uses his Golden Cudgel to attack randomly spawning monsters.
与此同时，2027 年即将落地的欧 7 排放标准又给大排量纯燃油车套上了紧箍咒。
yǔ cǐ tóng shí , 2 0 2 7 nián jí jiāng luò dì de ōu 7 pái fàng biāo zhǔn yòu gěi dà pái liàng chún rán yóu chē tào shàng le jǐn gū 咒 .
At the same time, the Euro 7 emissions standards, set to take effect in 2027, are placing further restrictions on high-displacement, purely gasoline-powered vehicles.
Character Family
竹 Radical Family — Characters sharing the bamboo radical
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