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佝 (gōu): Hunched or bent forward — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 佝

佝偻 • gōu lóu • to stoop; bent over (of a person's back)

gōu佝

lóu偻

to stoop; bent over (of a person's back)

佝偻病 • gōu lóu bìng • rickets, a disease affecting bone development in children

gōu佝

lóu偻

bìng病

rickets, a disease affecting bone development in children

5.

Example Sentences

tā他

cháng长

qī期

wān弯

yāo腰

gàn干

huó活

，

rú如

jīn今

yǒu有

xiē些

gōu佝

lóu偻

。

He bent over to work for a long time, and now he is somewhat stooped.

zhào照

piàn片

lǐ里

de的

lǎo老

rén人

gōu佝

zhe着

shēn

nà那

wèi位

lǎo老

rén人

gōu佝

zhe着

bèi背

màn慢

man

Information

Pinyingōu

Meaninghunched or bent forward; a morpheme used for a stooping posture

Strokes7

Radical亻

Traditional—

Structure—

Frequency—

Zhuyin—

UnicodeU+4F5D

Cangjie—

身

zi子

zuò坐

zài在

mén门

kǎn槛

shàng上

。

In the photo, the old person sat on the doorsill with a bent body.

慢

zǒu走

guò过

xiǎo小

xiàng巷

。

That elderly person walked slowly through the alley with a hunched back.

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Characters pronounced "gou".

购gòuto buy; to purchase
篝gōubamboo basket; bamboo frame
垢gòudirt, filth, stains; dirty
构gòuto construct, to form, to compose
钩gōuhook
苟gǒucareless, if, suppose

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "亻".

倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
仕shìofficial; serve government
倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
伎jìtalent, skill, ability

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