沟 (gōu): Ditch — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 5

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Character Breakdown

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沟=氵water+勾hook, to勾

Water (氵) forms a channel or ditch (勾) — a沟 dug to direct water flow.

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HSK Vocabulary: 沟

HSK words that contain this character.

沟通

gōu tōng

to communicate; link up; connect

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 沟 is used in context

dài代

gōu沟

yǒu有

shí时

huì会

yǐng影

xiǎng响

jiā家

tíng庭

guān关

xì系

。

The generation gap sometimes affects family relationships.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

jiā加

qiáng强

tuán团

duì队

gōu沟

Zhè这

tiáo条

gōu沟

hěn很

shēn深

，

guò过

mǎ马

lù路

yǔ雨

hòu后

shuǐ水

gōu沟

lǐ里

jī积

mǎn满

le了

shuǐ

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We need to strengthen team communication.

This ditch is very deep, be careful when crossing the road.

The ditch was filled with water after the rain.

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