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垢 (gòu): Dirt — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

垢

土tǔ · earth

后hòu · queen

垢=土tǔ · earth+后hòu · queen

4.

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5.

Related Words: 垢

尘垢 • chén gòu • dust and dirt

chén尘

gòu垢

dust and dirt

水垢 • shuǐ gòu • scale, limescale

shuǐ水

gòu垢

scale, limescale

污垢 • wū gòu • dirt, grime

wū污

gòu垢

dirt, grime

油垢 • yóu gòu • greasy dirt

yóu油

gòu垢

greasy dirt

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

huā花

le了

yí一

gè个

xiǎo小

shí时

cái才

bǎ把

chú厨

fáng房

de的

yóu油

gòu垢

qīng清

lǐ理

gān干

jìng净

。

It took him an hour to clean the greasy dirt in the kitchen.

shuǐ水

hú壶

yòng用

jiǔ久

le了

，

lǐ里

miàn面

huì

chuāng窗

hù户

shàng上

mǎn满

shì是

chén尘

gòu垢

，

xū

zhè这

jiàn件

bái白

chèn衬

shān衫

shàng上

de的

wū污

gòu

Information

Pinyingòu

Meaningdirt, filth, stains; dirty

Strokes9

Radical土

Traditional垢

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3284

Zhuyinㄍㄡˋ

UnicodeU+57A2

CangjieGHMR

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会

jié结

yì一

céng层

shuǐ水

gòu垢

。

After long use, a layer of scale will form inside the kettle.

需

yào要

cā擦

xǐ洗

。

The windows are covered with dust and dirt and need to be cleaned.

垢

hěn很

nán难

xǐ洗

diào掉

。

The dirt on this white shirt is hard to wash off.

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Characters pronounced "gou".

购gòuto buy; to purchase
篝gōubamboo basket; bamboo frame
构gòuto construct, to form, to compose
钩gōuhook
苟gǒucareless, if, suppose
够gòuenough

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "土".

圳zhènfurrow in field, small drainage ditch
垛duòheap, pile; pile up, heap up
垣yuánlow wall
壕háotrench, ditch, channel, moat
埔pǔplain, arena; port, market
墒shāngwet tilth

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