姑

gū
#992 most
frequent character
paternal aunt, husband's sister

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

姑 has woman 女 and 古 gǔ marking the sound. It first meant the husband's mother. Later it grew to female relative and nun.

姑 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
菇

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Homophones

估gū
to estimate
孤gū
lone, lonely

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