估 (gū) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- merchant
- to estimate
- to guess
- to presume
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
估 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 估 is 亻 — meaning man. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 保任使倒低例俩份停傲倍付.
How the character is built
估 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 亻 (person) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 古 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 估
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
估 appears in 25 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
FAQ
What does 估 mean in Chinese?
估 (gū) means merchant; to estimate, to guess, to presume. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 估 have?
估 is written in 7 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 估?
The radical of 估 is 亻 (man). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 保, 任, 使, 倒, 低.
What is the pinyin for 估?
估 is pronounced gū.
What HSK 4 words use 估?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 估 appears in 1 word, including 估计 (gūjì). See the full list above.