孤独
Old HSK 6
孤独 (gūdú) · lonely
孤独 (gūdú) means “lonely; alone; solitary”. It is written with 2 characters: 孤 (orphaned) + 独 (alone). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 孤独 is built
The characters
孤 gū · orphaned
What 孤 is made of
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 瓜guā — melon
- 厶sī — private
独 dú · alone
What 独 is made of
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 虫chóng — insect
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 中zhōng — central
Origin hint: 犭 gives the meaning, 虫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他一个人住，常常感到孤独。Tā yí gè rén zhù, chángcháng gǎndào gūdú.He lives alone and often feels lonely.
老人需要陪伴，不要让他们孤独。Lǎorén xūyào péibàn, búyào ràng tāmen gūdú.Old people need company; don't leave them lonely.
Questions about 孤独
What does 孤独 mean?
孤独 (gūdú) means “lonely; alone; solitary”.
How do you pronounce 孤独?
孤独 is pronounced gūdú.
Which HSK level is 孤独?
孤独 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 孤立gūlìisolated
- 单独dāndúalone
- 独立dúlìindependent
- 独特dútèunique
- 独自dúzìalone
- 得天独厚détiāndúhòurichly endowed by nature
- 独裁dúcáidictatorship
- 唯独wéidúonly
Learn 孤独 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.