顾
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gù · to look back

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #5341
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Learn every stroke in 顾

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

页Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 顾

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gùWords pronounced gù
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Example sentences

Notice where 顾 sits in each complete thought.

Tā méi yǒu zhào gù tā de rén.她没有照顾她的人。

She has no one to take care of her.

Source: Tatoeba #12615484 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuì jìn tā de gù kè jiǎn shǎo le.最近他的顾客减少了。

His audience is falling off these days.

Source: Tatoeba #2680387 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú gù wǒ men de yí zài quàn gào.他不顾我们的一再劝告。

He ignored our repeated warnings.

Source: Tatoeba #10498055 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuó wǎn wǒ hái méi yǒu shuìjiào jiā lǐ jiù bèi xiǎo tōu guāng gù le昨晚我还没有睡觉家里就被小偷光顾了

Last night my house was robbed while I was still awake.

Source: Tatoeba #347452 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hǎohǎo zhào gù tā le我好好照顾她了

I took care of her.

Source: Tatoeba #5136763 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yào zuò de zhǐshì zhào gù hǎo nǐ zì jǐ.你要做的只是照顾好你自己。

All you have to do is to take care of yourself.

Source: Tatoeba #1839197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 顾 in context

  1. Say gù, then recall the core meaning: to look back.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 照顾 (zhào gù), meaning “to take care of”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 顾 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.