Memory phrase for the character: 咕
咕
Meaning
mumble, mutter, murmur Pronunciation gū Explanation Left: mouth 口, right: old 古 (originally: skull - better the image of a tomb stone)
Mnemonic
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A mouth that became old, can only: mumble. Radicals
口
mouth, opening This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
古
ancient, old, former Originally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.
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Vocabulary
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嘀咕 dí gu
to whisper
黑咕隆咚
hēi gu lōng dōng
pitch-black; pitch-dark
挤咕 jǐ gū
to wink at
呛咕 qiāng gu
to discuss (dialect)
呛咕 qiāng gu
