溝
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gōu · ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 溝

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Example sentences

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Rén hé rén zhī jiàn gōu tōng de fāng fǎ yǒu hěn duō zhǒng.人和人之間溝通的方法有很多種。

Human beings communicate in many ways.

Source: Tatoeba #1327460 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīng yǔ shì yì zhǒng gōu tōng de shǒu duàn.英語是一種溝通的手段。

English is a means of communication.

Source: Tatoeba #811870 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nín néng yòng yīng yǔ gōu tōng nín xiǎng yào shuō de huà má?您能用英語溝通您想要說的話嗎?

Can you communicate in English what you want to say?

Source: Tatoeba #811816 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīng yǔ shì gōu tōng de gōng jù.英語是溝通的工具。

English is a communication tool.

Source: Tatoeba #1423424 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǐ qián rén mén yǐ wéi zhǐyǒu rén lèi cái dǒngde yòng yǔ yán gōu tōng.以前人們以為只有人類才懂得用語言溝通。

People used to think that only humans could use language.

Source: Tatoeba #402466 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén yòng shǒu shì gōu tōng.她們用手勢溝通。

They communicate with each other by gesture.

Source: Tatoeba #10323881 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 溝 in context

  1. Say gōu, then recall the core meaning: ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 溝 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.