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固gùhard
囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
古old · gǔSound part
囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 古 (gǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with gù.
有yǒuto have; there is
有 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidA hand holding a piece of meat 月: to have.
How to write 固有
固 8 strokes · 有 6 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 固有 (gùyǒu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
固有 (gùyǒu) means “inherent” or “intrinsic”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gùyǒu: gù with a 4th tone, then yǒu with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 固有 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guyou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 固有 from the suggestions. Typing guyou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
固有 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
固gù4th tone, falling
有yǒu3rd tone, dipping
