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沟
溝
gōu
1. ditch
2. gutter
3. groove
4. gully
5. ravine
6. CL:[[道<dào>]]
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

沟
gōu
ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

V沟
Vgōu
low neckline that reveals the cleavage
乳沟
rǔgōu
cleavage (hollow between a woman's breasts)
代沟
dàigōu
generation gap
冰沟
bīnggōu
crevasse
壑沟
hègōu
ditch
壕沟
háogōu
trench
天沟
tiāngōu
(rainwater) gutter
山沟
shāngōu
valley
扶沟
Fúgōu
Fugou county in Zhoukou [[周口<Zhōukǒu>]], Henan
东沟
Dōnggōu
Donggou town in Liangzihu district [[梁子湖區|梁子湖区<Liángzihúqū>]] of Ezhou city [[鄂州市<Èzhōushì>]], Hubei
水沟
shuǐgōu
gutter
河沟
hégōu
brook
洗沟
xǐgōu
to roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling)
海沟
hǎigōu
marine trench
渠沟
qúgōu
trench
沟壑
gōuhè
gorge
沟渠
gōuqú
channel
沟涧
gōujiàn
gully
沟谷
gōugǔ
gully
沟通
gōutōng
to join
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,609
Word Frequency Rank
3,500 of 84,292

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