顾 Stroke Order — How to Write 顾

Stroke Order

顾 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 页, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

顾 Radical and Character Components

Components:厄页

顾 is a phono-semantic compound: 页 (head) carries the meaning, while 厄 indicates the sound.

Radical: 页 + 4 more strokes

顾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 顾 in Chinese

gù顾

to look back; to glance; to consider or take into account

我们常常需要回顾过去，才能更好地理解现在。

We often need to look back at the past to better understand the present.

To look after, to consider, to take into account, or to scruple.

在处理问题时，我们应该顾及到每个人的感受。

When dealing with problems, we should take everyone's feelings into account.

Used by shops or service industries to refer to customers or clients who come to purchase goods or request services.

感谢您的惠顾，欢迎下次再来。

Thank you for your patronage, please come again next time.

To visit someone, often repeatedly and with sincerity, typically to seek advice, assistance, or to invite them.

为了寻求专业意见，他三顾这家律师事务所，最终得到了帮助。

To seek professional advice, he visited this law firm repeatedly and eventually received help.

A classical Chinese conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however', used to introduce a contrasting or more crucial point. It can be translated as 'but only consider' or 'it's about'.

事不在难，顾用心何如耳。

A matter is not about its difficulty, but rather how much effort and sincerity one applies to it.

In classical Chinese, used as a conjunction meaning "on the contrary" or "yet", introducing a contrasting statement.

人皆言易，顾我以为难矣。

Everyone says it is easy, yet I find it difficult.

To hire; to employ; to pay (similar to 雇).

这家店顾了一位经验丰富的经理。

This store hired an experienced manager.

Common Words and Phrases with 顾

gù顾cǐ此shī失bǐ彼

To attend to one thing and neglect another; to take one into consideration to the neglect of the other.

公司最近同时启动了多个新项目，部门经理人手紧缺，导致工作时常顾此失彼，效率受到了影响。

The company recently launched multiple new projects simultaneously, and with the department manager being short-staffed, they often find themselves attending to one thing and neglecting another, which impacts work efficiency.

gù顾fù复zhī之ēn恩

The kindness of parental care and upbringing.

我们每个人都应该牢记父母的顾复之恩，尽力孝顺他们。

Each of us should always remember the profound grace of our parents' upbringing and care, and strive to show them filial piety.

gù顾jí及

Take into account; give consideration to; attend to.

在做决定时，我们应该顾及到所有相关人员的利益。

When making decisions, we should take into account the interests of all relevant parties.

gù顾jì忌

Scruple or misgiving, a reluctance to act or speak due to apprehension or worry.

她因为顾忌朋友的面子，没有直接指出他报告中的错误。

She refrained from directly pointing out the mistakes in his report, out of consideration for her friend's feelings.

gù顾jiā家

to care for one's family; family-oriented

他是一个非常顾家的男人，总是把家人的需求放在第一位。

He is a very family-oriented man, always putting his family's needs first.

gù顾kè客

a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business

这家商店对所有顾客都很友好。

This shop is very friendly to all customers.

gù顾lián怜

to show tenderness toward; to care for with affection

她总是顾怜弱小，乐于伸出援手帮助那些需要帮助的人。

She always shows tender care and compassion for the vulnerable, and is willing to lend a helping hand to those in need.

gù顾lǜ虑

Misgiving; scruple; apprehension or worry that causes hesitation or reluctance.

她对新的工作环境有些顾虑，担心自己无法适应。

She had some reservations about the new work environment, worrying that she might not be able to adapt.

gù顾miǎn眄

look back

她走在林间小径上，时不时顾眄一下身后的美景。

She walked along the forest path, occasionally glancing back at the beautiful scenery behind her.

gù顾míng名sī思yì义

As the name implies.

这款名为'速溶咖啡'的产品，顾名思义，冲泡起来非常快速，节省了时间。

This product, named 'instant coffee,' as the name suggests, is very quick to brew, saving time.

gù顾mìng命

An emperor's deathbed instructions or last will, often a posthumous edict entrusting state affairs or succession to ministers.

老园丁在病榻前向徒弟交代了培育稀有兰花的顾命，期望他能继承自己的事业。

The old gardener, on his deathbed, gave his apprentice his last instructions concerning the cultivation of rare orchids, hoping he would carry on his work.

gù顾niàn念

to remember with love or concern (e.g., an old friendship)