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沟

gōu

HSK 5 Character Traditional 溝 Measure word 道

What 沟 means

1. ditch
2. gutter
3. groove
4. gully
5. ravine

Example sentences

• 她们用手势沟通。
  They communicate with each other by gesture.
• 英语是沟通的工具。
  English is a communication tool.
• 英语是一种沟通的手段。
  English is a means of communication.
• 飞行员用无线电与机场沟通。
  Fēixíngyuán yòng wúxiàndiàn yǔ jīchǎng gōutōng.
  Pilots communicate with the airport by radio.
• 您能用英语沟通您想要说的话吗？
  Nín néng yòng Yīngyǔ gōutōng nín xiǎngyào shuō dehuà ma?
  Can you communicate in English what you want to say?
• 人和人之间沟通的方法有很多种。
  Rén hé rén zhījiān gōutōng de fāngfǎ yǒu hěn duōzhǒng.
  Human beings communicate in many ways.

Words starting with 沟

• 沟通gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
• 沟壑gōu hègorge; gulch; ravine
• 沟渠gōu qúchannel; moat; irrigation canal
• 沟谷gōu gǔgully
• 沟道gōu dàogroove
• 沟槽gōu cáogroove; furrow; trench
• 沟涧gōu jiàngully; ravine

Words containing 沟

• 九寨沟Jiǔ zhài gōuJiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan; Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
• 山沟shān gōuvalley; gully; mountain region
• 鸿沟hóng gōu(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient…
• 水沟shuǐ gōugutter; sewer
• 代沟dài gōugeneration gap
• 卢沟桥Lú gōu QiáoLugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that…
• 阴沟yīn gōusewer; underground drainage channel
• 河沟hé gōubrook; ditch
• 乳沟rǔ gōucleavage (hollow between a woman's breasts)
• 冰沟bīng gōucrevasse
• 天沟tiān gōu(rainwater) gutter
• 明沟míng gōuopen drainage channel; ditch
• 暗沟àn gōusewer; underground drainage channel
• 板沟bǎn gōuchalkboard ledge; whiteboard ledge; chalk tray (at the foot of a blackboard)
• 洗沟xǐ gōuto roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling)
• 海沟hǎi gōumarine trench
• 股沟gǔ gōubuttock cleavage; butt crack
• 脑沟nǎo gōusulcus (neuroanatomy)
• 阳沟yáng gōuopen drainage channel; ditch
• 地沟油dì gōu yóuillegally recycled waste cooking oil
• 外侧沟wài cè gōulateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (neuroanatomy)
• 山沟沟shān gōu gōu(colloquial) remote valley; backwoods
• 排水沟pái shuǐ gōugutter
• 口语沟通kǒu yǔ gōu tōngoral communication (psychology)

Characters built on 勾

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

• 构gòuto construct; to form; to make up
• 购gòuto buy; to purchase
• 钩gōuto hook; to sew; to crochet

Characters that look like 沟

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 图túdiagram; picture; drawing
• 周zhōuto make a circuit; to circle; circle
• 肉ròumeat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)
• 匈XiōngHungary; Hungarian; abbr. for 匈牙利
• 罔wǎngto deceive; there is none; old variant of 网
• 佝gōuused in 佝偻; Taiwan pr. kòu

Sounds the same

Read gōu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 勾to attract; to arouse; to tick
• 钩to hook; to sew; to crochet
• 缑rope attached to a sword hilt; (archaic) hilt; sword
• 篝bamboo frame for drying clothes; bamboo cage
• 枸bent; crooked
• 佝used in 佝偻; Taiwan pr. kòu
• 韝archer's arm guard
• 句variant of 勾
• 鞲variant of 韝