咕

gū
#2,413 most
frequent character
(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

咕 pairs 口 mouth with 古 gǔ, the sound part, though the tone differs. The mouth points to the first meaning, imitative sounds like soft speech or a car breaking. It later grew to bird sounds such as clucks and coos.

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Homophones

估gū
to estimate
姑gū
paternal aunt, husband's sister
孤gū
lone, lonely

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