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垢 gòu

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gòu | gou4
English translation
dirt, filth, stains; dirty; disgraceful

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About 垢 gòu

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

垢 gòu

Contains the radical

土 Tǔ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

earth

Etymology of 垢 gòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰土后

Semantic compound

土 Tǔ

Phonetic compound

后 Hòu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 土 Tǔ represents the meaning and 后 Hòu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 垢 gòu

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硬水 yìng shuǐ 使 shǐ 壶 hú 生 shēng 水 Shuǐ 垢 gòu .

Hard water furs the kettle.

我们 wǒmen 必须 bìxū 滤 lǜ 除尘 chú chén 垢 gòu .

We must filter out the dirt.

浴缸 yù gāng 底 de 有 yǒu 污垢 wū gòu ,不宜 bù yí 全身 quán shēn 浸泡 jìnpào 于 Yú 其中 qízhōng .

The dirt on the bottom of the bath didn't encourage total immersion.

那 Nā 个 gè 老 lǎo 乞丐 qǐgài 蓬头垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn .

The old beggar was dirty and unkempt.

硅渣结垢机理 jī lǐ 为 wéi 结晶 jiéjīng 结垢和 hé 微 Wēi 颗粒 kē lì 沉积 chén jī 结垢混合 gě 机理 jī lǐ .

The fouling mechanism is crystallization fouling combined with particulate fouling.

Words with 垢 gòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
污垢 wū gòu filth污垢 wū gòu
垢 gòu dirt垢 gòu
蓬头垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn bad appearance蓬頭垢面
牙垢 yá gòu tartar牙垢 yá gòu
泥垢 ní gòu dirt泥垢 ní gòu
藏污纳垢 cáng wū nà gòu aiding and abetting wicked deeds藏污納垢
水垢 shuǐ gòu limescale水垢 shuǐ gòu
油垢 yóu gòu covered in grease油垢 yóu gòu
积垢 jī gòu deeply accumulated filth積垢
耳垢 ěr gòu ear dirt耳垢 ěr gòu
除垢剂 chú gòu jì detergent除垢劑
藏垢纳污 cáng gòu nà wū aiding and abetting wicked deeds藏垢納污
蓬首垢面 péng shǒu gòu miàn of unkempt appearance (idiom)蓬首垢面 péng shǒu gòu miàn
含垢忍辱 hán gòu rěn rǔ to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)含垢忍辱 hán gòu rěn rǔ
忍辱含垢 rěn rǔ hán gòu to eat humble pie忍辱含垢 rěn rǔ hán gòu

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