1. noun paternal aunt; father's sister
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Family , Concept: Relative 亲戚
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '姑'; Guoyu '姑' n 1; Unihan '姑')
  2. noun sister-in-law
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '姑' n 1)
  3. noun a woman
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '姑' n 2)
  4. noun a nun
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 尼姑 Buddhist nun or 道姑 Daoist nun (CC-CEDICT '姑'; Guoyu '姑' n 3)
  5. proper noun Gu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '姑' n 4)
  6. adverb provisionally
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 姑且 (Guoyu '姑' adv)
  7. noun husband's mother; mother-in-law
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '姑'; Guoyu '姑' n 1; Unihan '姑')

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  • 舅姑 (舅姑) 不敢見舅姑 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓下》 Tan Gong II — count: 26
  • 射姑 (射姑) 曹伯使其世子射姑來朝 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 20
  • 姑姊妹 (姑姊妹) 及姑姊妹 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 16
  • 子姑 (子姑) 子姑待之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 14
  • 夜姑 (夜姑) 與公鳥之臣申夜姑 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 11
  • 姑卒 (姑卒) 曹伯射姑卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 7
  • 祖姑 (祖姑) 其妻祔於諸祖姑 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《喪服小記》 Record of Small Matters in the Dress of Mourning — count: 7
  • 曼姑 (曼姑) 衛石曼姑 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 6
  • 姑归 (姑歸) 姑歸息民 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
  • 姑使 (姑使) 姑使無蘊乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 5