固 gù hard; strong; solid
Made up of [囗 wéi proud; enclosure; upright radical 31, 古 gǔ ancient ]Made with 8 strokes.
The character 'gu' for sound is in an enclosure. As 'gu' means ancient this suggests the meaning of solidity
Related characters
Also uses 囗 wéi component: 国 guó (country) 回 huí (to circle) ; 面 miàn (face) ; 四 sì (four) ; 园 yuán (park) ; 中 zhōng (centre)
Also uses 古 gǔ component: 故 gù (happening) 姑 gū (paternal aunt) ; 估 gū (estimate) ; 湖 hú (lake) ; 胡 hú (beard) ; 居 jū (to reside) ; 克 kè (to be able to) ; 苦 kǔ (bitter)
Sounds same
故 gù (happening)Different tone
姑 gū (paternal aunt) ; 估 gū (estimate) ; 古 gǔ (ancient) ; 蛊 gǔ ; 谷 gǔ (valley)
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