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gōu

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gōu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gōu | gou1
English translation
bamboo basket; bamboo frame

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About gōu

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

gōu

Contains the radical

zhú

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

bamboo

Etymology of gōu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⺮冓

Semantic compound

zhú

Phonetic compound

gòu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zhú represents the meaning and gòu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using gōu

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开始 kāishǐ Xiàng 篝火 gōu huǒ chǔ 慢慢 màn màn zǒu

She began a slow saunter toward the bonfires.

晚上 wǎnshang 点起篝火 gōu huǒ huì ràng rén 感到 gǎn dào 温暖 wēnnuǎn 舒适 shūshì

In the evening a log fire would provide cosiness.

参加 cānjiā 运动 yùndòng de 人们 rén men zài 各种 gè zhǒng 仪式 yíshì 上点 duǒ duǒ 篝火 gōu huǒ 纪念 jìniàn 周年 zhōunián 庆典 qìng diǎn

Campaigners lit scores of bonfires in ceremonies to mark the anniversary.

Words with gōu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
篝火 gōu huǒ bonfire篝火 gōu huǒ
gōu bamboo cage gōu
篝火狐鸣 gōu huǒ hú míng an uprising is afoot (idiom)篝火狐鳴

gōu Decomposition & Compounds

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