顾 (gù): to look after, to take into consideration, to attend to
顾 (gù) is a Chinese character meaning “to look after.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 厄 (phonetic) and 页 (semantic). It ranks #815 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 顾 head. Its radical form 页 (page) appears in many related characters such as 页 (xié, head), 顺 (shùn, to obey), 须 (xū, must).
Definitions
- to look after
- to take into consideration
- to attend to
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 顾
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 照顾verb | zhào gu | to take care of | 3 |
| 顾客noun | gù kè | customer | 4 |
| 顾问noun | gù wèn | adviser | 6 |
| 回顾verb | huí gù | to look back | 6 |
| 不顾verb | bù gù | in spite of | 6 |
| 只顾adverb | zhǐ gù | to focus solely on | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顾虑 | gù lǜ | misgivings |
| 不顾一切 | bù gù yī qiè | (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations |
| 光顾 | guāng gù | to visit (as a customer) |
| 眷顾 | juàn gù | to care for |
| 顾及 | gù jí | to take into consideration |
| 顾忌 | gù jì | to have misgivings |
| 兼顾 | jiān gù | to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time |
| 环顾 | huán gù | to look around |
| 惠顾 | huì gù | your patronage |
| 主顾 | zhǔ gù | client |
| 不屑一顾 | bù xiè yī gù | to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom) |
| 义无反顾 | yì wú fǎn gù | honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) |
| 不管不顾 | bù guǎn bù gù | (idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth) |
| 奋不顾身 | fèn bù gù shēn | to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom) |
| 后顾之忧 | hòu gù zhī yōu | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) |
顾 appears in 67 compound words: 37 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 顾 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (21)
regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
infra dig; beneath contempt; displeasing to look at; sneering; to scorn; to sniff at; to dismiss (work or a suggestion)
to attend to one thing and lose sight of another; to be unable to take care of everything at once
to take the interests of the whole into account; to take the situation as a whole into consideration
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom); fig. alone and dejected
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom); fig. alone and dejected
Showing 12 of 21 idioms containing 顾.
Example Sentences
这个顾字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě gù zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "顾" is related to its radical.
...妈 300万预算“买精生子”:我有能力照顾
. . . mā 3 0 0 wàn yù suàn mǎi jīng shēng zǐ : wǒ yǒu néng lì zhào gù
... Mom 3 million budget to "buy sperm and have children": I have the ability to take care of it
小虎解码:新股改革回顾 ——“大包围”失效 资本博弈定胜负
xiǎo hǔ jiě mǎ : xīn gǔ gǎi gé huí gù — — dà bāo wéi shī xiào zī běn bó yì dìng shèng fù
Xiaohu Decoded: Review of IPO Reform - The "Great Encirclement" Fails The Capital Game Determines the Outcome of the Victory or Defeat
...Tesla猛撼泥头车“甩辘” 司机弃车不顾而去
. . . T e s l a měng hàn ní tóu chē shuǎi 辘 sī jī qì chē bù gù ér qù
... Tesla slammed the mud head car and "threw the wheel" The driver abandoned the car and left without looking back
通膨上升、减重药热销 美食品业降价吸引顾客回流
tōng péng shàng shēng , jiǎn chóng yào rè xiāo měi shí pǐn yè jiàng jià xī yǐn gù kè huí liú
Inflation rises, weight loss drugs are hot, and the price reduction of the US food industry attracts customers to return
系统遭骇不排除顾客资料外流 圆山大饭店启动应变机制
xì tǒng zāo hài bù pái chú gù kè zī liào wài liú yuán shān dà fàn diàn qǐ dòng yīng biàn jī zhì
The system was hacked and the leakage of customer data was not ruled out, and the Grand Hotel launched a contingency mechanism
要是我死了，谁来照顾我的孩子们？
Yàoshi wǒ sǐ le, shéi lái zhàogu wǒ de háizimen?
Were I to die, who would look after my children?
在草原上照顾羊群的人叫什么？
Zài cǎoyuán shàng zhàogu yángqún de rén jiào shénme?
What do you call a man who takes care of sheep in the field?
当我们离开的时候，谁来照顾狗？
Dāng wǒmen líkāi de shíhou, shéi lái zhàogu gǒu?
Who will take care of the dog while we are away?
谁将照顾这个婴儿？
Shéi jiāng zhàogu zhège yīng'ér?
Who will take care of the baby?
Character Family
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