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Animated Stroke Order 购

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 购 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 购

购 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

购

贝shell/wealth

购=贝shell/wealth+勾hook/gather

Exchanging wealth (贝) to construct or gather (勾) goods — to purchase or acquire.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 购

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 购 works in context.

Purchasing Activities

Words that involve the act of buying or procuring goods/services.

购物 • gòu wù • shopping • HSK 4

HSK 4

gòu购

wù物

shopping

采购 • cǎi gòu • procure; make purchases for an organization or enterprise • HSK 6

HSK 6

cǎi采

gòu购

procure; make purchases for an organization or enterprise

网购 • wǎng gòu • to shop online; online shopping • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

wǎng网

gòu购

to shop online; online shopping

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 购

HSK words that contain this character.

购买 • gòu mǎi • to purchase; to buy

HSK 3.0 · L4

gòu购

mǎi买

to purchase; to buy

收购 • shōu gòu • to purchase (from various places)

HSK 3.0 · L6

shōu收

gòu购

to purchase (from various places)

并购 • bìng gòu • Mergers and acquisitions

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bìng并

gòu购

Mergers and acquisitions

订购 • dìng gòu • Order

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dìng订

gòu购

Order

7.

Example Sentences

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

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

qù去

shāng商

chǎng场

gòu购

wù物

。

I like to go shopping at the mall on weekends.

wǒ我

jì计

huà划

gòu购

mǎi买

yì一

tái台

xīn新

diàn

xiàn现

zài在

hěn很

duō多

rén人

dōu都

xǐ喜

huan欢

wǎng网

Information

Pinyingòu

Meaningto buy

Strokes8

Radical贝

Traditional購

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1037

Zhuyinㄍㄡˋ

UnicodeU+8D2D

CangjieBOPR

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电

nǎo脑

。

I plan to purchase a new computer.

gòu购

。

Nowadays many people like online shopping.

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Characters with radical "贝".

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