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积垢

jī gòu

2-character word Traditional 積垢

What 积垢 means

1. deeply accumulated filth

The characters in 积垢

• 积jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math) product (the result of multiplication)…
• 垢gòudirt; disgrace

Sounds the same

Read jī gòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 机构mechanism; structure; organization

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