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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)

油垢
yóugòu
covered in grease
耳垢
ěrgòu
ear dirt
积垢
jīgòu
deeply accumulated filth
牙垢
yágòu
dental plaque
水垢
shuǐgòu
limescale
污垢
wūgòu
filth
除垢剂
chúgòujì
detergent
去垢剂
qùgòujì
detergent
忍辱含垢
rěnrǔhángòu
to eat humble pie
忍垢偷生
rěngòutōushēng
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
纯真无垢
chúnzhēnwúgòu
pure of heart
含垢忍辱
hángòurěnrǔ
to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
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
澡垢索疵
zǎogòusuǒcī
to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault

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

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