• 1608th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gōu (gou1)ditch • gutter • groove • gully • ravine • CL:道[dao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gōu (gou1)The component is pronounced as 'gòu' (gou4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

沟通 (溝通)

Uncommon

九寨沟 (九寨溝)
乳沟 (乳溝)
代沟 (代溝)
水沟 (水溝)
沟壑 (溝壑)
沟渠 (溝渠)
鸿沟 (鴻溝)

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  • 3871st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (he4)gully

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

沟壑 (溝壑)

Uncommon

丘壑 
欲壑难填 (慾壑難填)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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