姑姑

• 拼音: gū gu
• 汉字拆解: 姑 = 女 (woman) + 古 (old, phonetic), a kinship term for father's sister

含义

Paternal aunt; father's sister. A kinship term for one's aunt on the father's side.

Specifically refers to the father's sister, distinguishing from 阿姨 (mother's sister or general term for middle-aged women). The single character 姑 can also mean mother-in-law (husband's mother) in the term 婆婆/姑婆. Reduplication (姑姑) is the standard affectionate address form, while 姑妈 is more formal.

例句

1. 姑姑每年春节都会从北京回老家，给我们带很多好吃的。
2. 我姑姑是个医生，小时候生病都是她帮我看的。
3. 姑姑的女儿比我大三岁，我们从小一起长大，关系特别好。

用法指南

语境: family, kinship

语气: affectionate

正确说法

• 姑姑，好久不见！(Auntie, long time no see!)
• 我姑姑住在上海。(My aunt lives in Shanghai.)

错误说法

• 把妈妈的姐妹叫姑姑 (Don't call your mother's sisters 姑姑 — they're 阿姨 or specifically 姨妈)

起源与历史

Reduplication of 姑 (father's sister). The character 姑 combines 女 (woman) with 古 (old, phonetic component), an ancient kinship term.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal