- 郭晶晶 guōjīngjīng Guo JingjingGuo Jingjing (1981-), a famous Chinese female diver and multiple Olympic gold medalist
- 郭敬明 guōjìngmíng Guo JingmingGuo Jingming (born 1983), a Chinese writer of young-adult fiction and popular media figure
- 郭沫若 guōmòruò Guo MoruoGuo Moruo (1892-1978), a famous Chinese writer, historian, and influential political figure.
- 郭台铭 guōtáimíng Terry GouTerry Gou (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman and founder of the electronics manufacturer Foxconn
- 郭璞 guōpú Guo PuGuo Pu (276–324), a famous writer, scholar, and practitioner of divination during the Eastern Jin Dynasty; well known for his commentaries on ancient texts like [[尔雅|爾雅|er3 ya3]], [[山海经|山海經|shan1 hai3 jing1]], and [[方言|方言|fang1 yan2]].
- 郭伯雄 guōbóxióng Guo BoxiongGuo Boxiong (1942-), a Chinese military officer who served as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
- 郭子仪 guōzǐyí Guo ZiyiFamous Tang dynasty general (697–781) who suppressed the An Lushan Rebellion and served four emperors; he was also known as [[郭令公|郭令公|guo1 ling4 gong1]] or [[郭汾阳|郭汾陽|guo1 fen2 yang2]]
- 城郭 chéngguō city walls(literary) the inner and outer city walls; the [[城|城|cheng2]] is the inner wall and the [[郭|郭|guo1]] is the outer wall
- 锡林郭勒盟 xīlínguōlèméng Xilingol LeagueXilingol, a league level administrative division of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
- 锡林郭勒 xīlínguōlè XilingolXilingol League, a prefecture-level division of Inner Mongolia
- 东郭先生 dōngguōxiānsheng a gullible softyA person who is foolishly kind to evil people; based on a Ming Dynasty story about a scholar who saved a wolf from hunters only to have the wolf attempt to eat him.
- 郭守敬 guōshǒujìng Guo ShoujingGuo Shoujing (1231–1316), a prominent Chinese astronomer, hydrologist, and mathematician of the Yuan dynasty; he is best known for creating the accurate Shoushi calendar and designing advanced astronomical instruments.
- 郭小川 guōxiǎochuān Guo XiaochuanGuo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), a communist poet and hero during the war with Japan who died after prolonged persecution during the Cultural Revolution
- 郭嵩焘 guōsōngtāo Guo SongtaoGuo Songtao (1818–1891), a statesman and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty who served as the first Chinese minister to Britain and France; he was an early advocate for Western technology and political systems
- 东郭 dōngguō Dongguoa two-character surname; famously associated with the kind-hearted but foolish character Mr. Dongguo in a Chinese fable
- 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 bāyīnguōléngměnggǔzìzhìzhōu Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous PrefectureBayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region [[新疆维吾尔自治区|新疆維吾爾自治區|xin1 jiang1 wei2 wu2 er3 zi4 zhi4 qu1]]
- 前郭县 qiánguōxiàn Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous countyQian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in [[松原|松原|song1 yuan2]], Jilin province
- 郭熙 guōxī Guo XiGuo Xi (c. 1020–1090), a famous Northern Song landscape painter and theorist; known for his masterpiece "Early Spring" and for developing the "three distances" theory of perspective in Chinese painting.
- 耳郭 ěrguō auricleThe outer part of the ear, made of cartilage, that collects sound waves; also written [[耳廓|耳廓|er3 kuo4]] or [[耳壳|耳殼|er3 ke2]]
- 郭永怀 guōyǒnghuái Guo YonghuaiGuo Yonghuai (1909-1968), Chinese aviation pioneer
- 郭泉 guōquán Guo QuanGuo Quan (1968-), former professor at Nanjing Normal University who was dismissed and imprisoned after founding the New People's Party of China
- 巴音郭楞 bāyīnguōléng BayingolinBayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
- 前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县 qiánguō'ěrluósīměnggǔzúzìzhìxiàn Qianguo'erluosi Mongol Autonomous CountyQian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan [[松原|松原|song1 yuan2]], Jilin province
- 霍林郭勒市 huòlínguōlèshì Holingol CityHolingol, a county-level city in [[通辽市|通遼市|tong1 liao2 shi4]], Inner Mongolia
- 郭令公 guōlìnggōng Guo Ziyihonorific name for the Tang Dynasty general Guo Ziyi, referring to his high ministerial rank
- 外郭城 wàiguōchéng outer city wallouter city wall; the wall encircling the outer districts of a city beyond the inner fortification
- 郭茂倩 guōmàoqiàn Guo MaoqianGuo Maoqian (1041-1099), a Song dynasty scholar and editor of the [[乐府诗集|樂府詩集|yue4 fu3 shi1 ji2]] (Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads)
- 巴音郭楞州 bāyīnguōlèngzhōu Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous PrefectureBayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in the [[新疆维吾尔自治区|新疆維吾爾自治區|xin1 jiang1 wei2 wu2 er3 zi4 zhi4 qu1]] region
- 霍林郭勒 huòlínguōlè HolingolHolingol, a county-level city in [[通辽市|通遼市|tong1 liao2 shi4]], Inner Mongolia
- 郭汾阳 guōfényáng Guo Ziyihonorific name for the Tang Dynasty general and statesman Guo Ziyi, referring to his title as the Prince of Fenyang
- 郭居静 guōjūjìng Lazzaro CattaneoLazzaro Cattaneo (1560-1640), Italian Jesuit missionary in China
- 南郭 nánguō Nanguotwo-character surname
- 吴郭鱼 wúguōyú tilapia[Taiwan] A type of freshwater fish native to Africa and widely farmed, named after Wu Zhenhui and Guo Qizhang who introduced it to Taiwan in 1946
- 夏五郭公 xiàwǔguōgōng lacunaMissing or corrupted text in a book or manuscript. This idiom refers to two incomplete phrases from the classic text "Spring and Autumn Annals": "summer, five" (missing the month) and "Duke of Guo" (lacking a corresponding narrative).
- 负郭 fùguō to be near the city wallsto be situated or located close to the outer walls of a city
- 郭公夏五 guōgōngxiàwǔ lacunamissing text or character in an ancient document; a clerical error in copying text
- 郭城 guōchéng outer city wallthe outer wall surrounding a city in ancient China
- 郭忠恕 guōzhōngshù Guo Zhongshu(?-977) A famous painter, scholar, and calligrapher of the early Northern Song dynasty, originally from Luoyang; known for his landscape paintings and his expertise in paleography as seen in works like [[汗简|汗簡|han4 jian3]].
- 郭解 guōjiě Guo JieFamous knight-errant from Zhi (modern Jiyuan, Henan) during the Western Han dynasty known for his chivalry, courage, and simple lifestyle; he was eventually executed by Emperor Wu of Han.
- 郭隗 guōwěi Guo Weischolar and statesman of the state of Yan during the Warring States period who advised King Zhao on attracting talented people
- 附郭 fùguō to be near city wallsTo be located close to or just outside the outer walls of a city or capital
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH