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垢
gòu
dirt, filth, stains; dirty; disgraceful
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土 (earth) provides meaning, 后 provides pronunciation
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⿰土后
i
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Component Tree i
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
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A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
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HSK 5
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
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Words Using 垢 (18)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
污垢
↗
wūgòu
filth
wūgòu
污垢
↗
filth
垢
↗
gòu
dirt / disgrace
gòu
垢
↗
dirt / disgrace
忍垢偷生
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rěngòutōushēng
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
rěngòutōushēng
忍垢偷生
↗
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍辱含垢
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rěnrǔhángòu
to eat humble pie / to accept humiliation / to turn the other cheek
rěnrǔhángòu
忍辱含垢
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to eat humble pie / to accept humiliation / to turn the other cheek
水垢
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shuǐgòu
limescale
shuǐgòu
水垢
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limescale
油垢
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yóugòu
covered in grease
yóugòu
油垢
↗
covered in grease
澡垢索疵
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zǎogòusuǒcī
to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault / to nitpick
zǎogòusuǒcī
澡垢索疵
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to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault / to nitpick
牙垢
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yágòu
dental plaque / tartar
yágòu
牙垢
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dental plaque / tartar
积垢
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jīgòu
deeply accumulated filth
jīgòu
积垢
↗
deeply accumulated filth
纯真无垢
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chúnzhēnwúgòu
pure of heart
chúnzhēnwúgòu
纯真无垢
↗
pure of heart