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As a phono-semantic compound, 咕 combines the mouth radical 口 on the left, which indicates an association with sound, and the component 古 on the right, which provides its phonetic value. It functions primarily as an onomatopoeia for low, rumbling, or bubbling sounds made by humans, animals, or objects. The character is commonly used to represent the clucking of poultry, the cooing of pigeons, the rumbling of a stomach, or indistinct muttering, serving as a phonetic tool to capture these specific auditory phenomena in writing.
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我的肚子咕咕叫。
他咕咚一声跳进水里。
小猫把球咕噜噜推走了。
她独自在角落里咕哝着什么。
他听见奇怪的咕噜声从管道传来。
鸽子在屋顶上不停地咕咕叫着。
他紧张地嘀咕着，不敢大声说话。
古老的木门被推开时发出咕吱的响声。