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苟
gǒu
1. if
2. supposing
3. careless
4. negligent
5. temporarily
Common • Top 21% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

苟
gǒu
careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (14)

不苟
bùgǒu
not lax
苟且
gǒuqiě
perfunctory
苟取
gǒuqǔ
(literary) to extort
苟合
gǒuhé
illicit sexual relations
苟同
gǒutóng
to agree blindly
苟存
gǒucún
to drift through life
苟安
gǒuān
see [[苟且偷安<gǒuqiětōuān>]]
一笔不苟
yībǐbùgǒu
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
一丝不苟
yīsībùgǒu
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
HSK 6
不敢苟同
bùgǎngǒutóng
to beg to differ (idiom)
未敢苟同
wèigǎngǒutóng
can't agree with
苟且偷安
gǒuqiětōuān
seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
苟且偷生
gǒuqiětōushēng
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
苟延残喘
gǒuyáncánchuǎn
to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

Alternate Entries

苟
Gǒu
surname Gou

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,885
Word Frequency Rank
17,557 of 84,292

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