固 (gu3 | gu4) : firm, solid

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固

gu3

gu4

[1] firm; solid; secure; steadfast
[2] stubborn; obstinate; adamant
[3] solidify; consolidate; strengthen
[4] originally; admittedly; as a matter of course

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 囗 (#31)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

固

This word has been viewed 5978 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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堅固 gin1 gu3 jian1 gu4 = firm; stable; solid; hard

頑固 waan4 gu3 wan2 gu4 = stubborn; obstinate

固執 gu3 zap1 gu4 zhi2 = persistent; refusing to give up; stubborn [粵]: 硬頸

膽固醇 daam2 gu3 seon4 dan3 gu4 chun2 = cholesterol

固體 gu3 tai2 = solid

固定 gu3 ding6 gu4 ding4 = fixed; set; non-negotiable; regular; unmoving

固有 gu3 jau5 = be inherent; be intrinsic

固然 gu3 jin4 = admittedly; it is true that

鞏固 gung2 gu3 = to consolidate

根深蒂固 gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3 gen1 shen1 di4 gu4 = deep-rooted

凝固 jing4 gu3 ning2 gu4 = to congeal, coagulate; with rapt attention

固定資產 gu3 ding6 zi1 caan2 gu4 ding4 zi1 chan3 = fixed assets

本固枝榮 bun2 gu3 zi1 wing4 ben3 gu4 zhi1 rong2 = when the root is firm; the branches flourish

堅固性 gin1 gu3 sing3 jian1 gu4 xing4 = firmness

凝固點 jing4 gu3 dim2 ning2 gu4 dian3 = freezing point

固態 gu3 taai3 gu4 tai4 = [電] solid state

固定電話線客戶 gu3 ding6 din6 waa6*2 sin3 haak3 wu6 = fixed line phone customers

固體廢物 gu3 tai2 fai3 mat6 = solid waste

固件 gu3 gin6*2 gu4 jian4 = firmware

固守 gu3 sau2 gu4 shou3 = adhere

固然之 gu3 jin4 zi1 = admittedly; it is true that

固本培元 gu3 bun2 pui4 jyun4 gu4 ben3 pei2 yuan2 = to solidify/strengthen a foundation (esp. of health)

非法禁固 fei1 faat3 gam3 gu3 fei1 fa3 jin4 gu4 = illegally hold/take somebody captive

磐石之固 pun4 sek6 zi1 gu3 pan2 shi2 zhi1 gu4 = as firm as a boulder

穩固 wan2 gu3 wen3 gu4 = stable; steady; firm

永固 wing5 gu3 yong3 gu4 = permanent

類固醇 leoi6 gu3 seon4 lei4 gu4 chun2 = steroids

固始 gu3 ci2 gu4 shi3 = Gushi (place in Henan)

固陽 gu3 joeng4 gu4 yang2 = Guyang (place in Inner Mongolia)

固原 gu3 jyun4 gu4 yuan2 = Guyuan (place in Ningxia)

固原地區 gu3 jyun4 dei6 keoi1 gu4 yuan2 di4 qu1 = Guyuan district (district in Ningxia)

固安縣 gu3 on1 jyun6 gu4 an1 xian4 = Guan county (county in Beijing)

固鎮 gu3 zan3 gu4 zhen4 = Guzhen (place in Anhui)

城固 sing4 gu3 cheng2 gu4 = Chenggu (place in Shaanxi)

固定資產投資 gu3 ding6 zi1 caan2 tau4 zi1 = fixed asset investment (FAI)

固若金湯 gu3 joek6 gam1 tong1 gu4 ruo4 jin1 tang1 = incredibly firm; utterly impregnable

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