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垢
gòu
1. dirt
2. disgrace
Uncommon • Top 49% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

垢
gòu
dirt, filth, stains; dirty; disgraceful
9 丶

Compound Words (17)

水垢
shuǐgòu
limescale
污垢
wūgòu
filth
油垢
yóugòu
covered in grease
牙垢
yágòu
dental plaque
积垢
jīgòu
deeply accumulated filth
耳垢
ěrgòu
ear dirt
去垢剂
qùgòujì
detergent
除垢剂
chúgòujì
detergent
含垢忍辱
hángòurěnrǔ
to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
忍垢偷生
rěngòutōushēng
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍辱含垢
rěnrǔhángòu
to eat humble pie
澡垢索疵
zǎogòusuǒcī
to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
纯真无垢
chúnzhēnwúgòu
pure of heart
蓬头垢面
péngtóugòumiàn
messy hair and dirty face
蓬首垢面
péngshǒugòumiàn
lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face
藏垢纳污
cánggòunàwū
to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
藏污纳垢
cángwūnàgòu
to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,283
Word Frequency Rank
41,286 of 84,292

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