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彀

gòu

Character

What 彀 means

1. to draw a bow to the full
2. the range of a bow and arrow
3. old variant of {够|gòu}, enough

Words starting with 彀

• 彀中gòu zhōngwithin the range of a bow and arrow; (fig.) under sb's control

Words containing 彀

• 能彀néng gòuold variant of 能够

Characters built on 殳

These share the phonetic component 殳 (shū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 殴ōuto beat up; to hit sb
• 骰tóudice

Sounds the same

Read gòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 够enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (colloquial) (before adj.) really
• 购to buy; to purchase
• 构to construct; to form; to make up
• 垢dirt; disgrace
• 勾used in 勾当
• 媾to marry; to copulate
• 诟disgrace; to revile
• 遘meet unexpectedly
• 姤copulate; good
• 冓inner rooms of palace; ten billions
• 觏complete; meet unexpectedly; see
• 雊crowing of pheasant