Memory phrase for the character: 孤

孤

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Meaning lone, lonely, orphan

Pronunciation

gū

Explanation

Left: child 子, right: melon 瓜 (image of a melon hanging from a frame)

Mnemonic
 
The child and the single hanging melon are lonely.

Radicals

子 childA child with an emphasized head 乛, body 丿 and two outstretched arms 一.
瓜 melon, pumpkinPicture of a melon hanging from a frame.
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 Vocabulary

孤立 gū lì  isolate; isolated
孤立 gū lì  

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