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沽

gū

to buy and sell; of inferior quality

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 古 provides pronunciation
HSK 8 strokes Uncommon (35%)
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氵
shuǐ
water
古
gǔ
old, classic, ancient
⿰氵古 i

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Component Tree i

shuǐ
氵
water
3 strokes
gǔ
古
old, classic, ancient
💡 Ideographic: Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口
5 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 沽 (13)

gū
沽 ↗
to buy / to sell
Gū
沽 ↗
abbr. for Tianjin [[天津]] (also [[津沽]])
Dàgūkǒupàotái
大沽口炮台 ↗
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
Dàgūpàotái
大沽炮台 ↗
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
gūmíngdiàoyù
沽名钓誉 ↗
to angle for fame (idiom) / to fish for compliments
Gūyuán
沽源 ↗
Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou [[張家口|张家口<Zhāngjiākǒu>]], Hebei
Gūyuánxiàn
沽源县 ↗
Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou [[張家口|张家口<Zhāngjiākǒu>]], Hebei
Jīngū
津沽 ↗
another name for Tianjin [[天津]]
Tánggū
塘沽 ↗
Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district [[濱海新區|滨海新区<Bīnhǎixīnqū>]]
LúgūHú
泸沽湖 ↗
Lugu Lake
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