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咕

gū
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Meanings

  1. 1 coo (of a pigeon); gurgle; rumble
  2. 2 cluck; murmur

Examples

肚子咕咕叫，该吃饭了。
Dùzi gūgū jiào, gāi chīfàn le.
My stomach is rumbling — time to eat.
鸽子在屋顶上咕咕地叫。
Gēzi zài wūdǐng shàng gūgū de jiào.
The pigeons are cooing on the rooftop.
他咕了一声，什么也没说。
Tā gū le yī shēng, shénme yě méi shuō.
He muttered something and said nothing more.

Tips

usage
咕 is almost always reduplicated as 咕咕 (gūgū) for sounds: 咕咕叫 (stomach rumbling, pigeon cooing). It also appears in 咕噜 (gūlu, gurgling/rolling sound) and 咕哝 (gūnong, to mumble/mutter).

Stroke Order

咕 gū