固 - gù - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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固

gù

Definition

hard
strong
solid
sure
assuredly
undoubtedly
of course
indeed
admittedly

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

個

gè

classifier (universal - used before nouns without special measure words of their own); measure word

to dry; to dry up

steep-sided flat-topped mountain; mesa; (element in mountain names)

痼

gù

obstinate disease; (of passion, hobbies) long-term

錮

gù

obstinate disease; to restrain; to stop

place name

dried up; dry; exhausted; tired

Related words (49)

firmware

solid

to solidify; solidification (chemistry)

固守

gù shǒu

to strongly defend one's position; to be entrenched; to cling to

固定

gù dìng

to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular

固態

gù tài

solid state (physics)

obstinate; stubborn

intrinsic to sth; inherent; native

固然

gù rán

admittedly (it's true that...)

sterol (chemistry)

fixed point; calibration point

固形物

gù xíng wù

solid particles in liquid

固有詞

gù yǒu cí

native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc)

solid solution

solid state physics

solid substance

fixed income

landline telephone; fixed-line telephone

set phrase

fixed assets

to persist in one's views

proper noun

landline (fixed-line) telecommunications

固體熱容激光器

gù tǐ rè róng jī guāng qì

solid state hot condensed laser (SSHCL)

保固

bǎo gù

to undertake to rectify any deficiencies in the quality of a building, product or service; warranty; guarantee

凝固

níng gù

to freeze; to solidify; to congeal; (fig.) with rapt attention

加固

jiā gù

to reinforce (a structure); to strengthen

堅固

jiān gù

firm; solid; sturdy; strong; firmly; hard; stable

鞏固

gǒng gù

to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen

firm; secure

stable; steady; firm; to stabilize

stubborn; obstinate

rigidity

solidifying agent; coagulant

freezing point

firmness

tchoukball (loanword)

死頑固

sǐ wán gù

very stubborn; very stubborn person; die-hard

steroid

cholesterol

aldosterone

nuclear hardening

when the root is firm, the branches flourish

根深蒂固

gēn shēn dì gù

deep-rooted (problem etc); strong root; to have a firm foundation; ingrained; inveterate; deepseated; well-established

防風固沙

fáng fēng gù shā

sand break (in desert environment)

napalm

anabolic steroids

corticosteroid

yán pí zhì lèi gù chún

mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)

Idioms (3)

固若金湯

gù ruò jīn tāng

secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom); well fortified; invulnerable to attack

擇善固執

zé shàn gù zhí

to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)

深閉固拒

shēn bì gù jù

deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate; stubborn and perverse

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