Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “gou”
31 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
gōu
句
gōu
钩sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph
5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3gōu
勾hook, barb, sickle
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9gōu
沟to hook, to join, to connect
4 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9gōu
乚ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6gōu
佝secret, hidden, mysterious
1 strokesgōu
缑rickets
7 strokesgōu
鈎a tassel on a sword hilt
12 strokesgōu
溝hook, barb
12 strokesgōu
鉤ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
13 strokesgōu
篝hook, barb, sickle
13 strokesgōu
鞲bamboo basket
16 strokesgōu
leather bracer
19 strokes3
Third tone
gǒu
4
Fourth tone
gòu
够
gòu
购enough, adequate
11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4gòu
构to buy, to purchase
8 strokesgòu
诟to compose, to make
8 strokesgòu
垢to abuse, to scold
8 strokesgòu
冓dirt, filth, stains
9 strokesgòu
夠secret, niche, hiding-hole, cabinet
10 strokesgòu
媾enough, adequate
11 strokesgòu
彀to marry
13 strokesgòu
詬enough
13 strokesgòu
遘to abuse, to scold
13 strokesgòu
構to meet
13 strokesgòu
觏to compose, to make
14 strokesgòu
購to meet unexpectedly
14 strokesgòu
to buy, to purchase
17 strokesSound in context
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