Memory phrase for the character: 沟
沟
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Meaning
ditch, gutter, groove, gully, ravine
Pronunciation
gōu
Explanation
Left: water 氵 , right: hook, sketch 勾 (two hooks 勹 , 厶 in engagement)
Mnemonic
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Water "hooks in" (= aggregates) in the ditch.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
芦沟桥
Lú gōu qiáo
Lugou bridge or Marco Polo bridge, the scene of "incident" sparking WW2 between Japan and China
4138
沟通
gōu tōng
to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
4585
山沟
shān gōu
valley; gully; mountain region
4586
排水沟
pái shuǐ gōu
gutter
4587
壕沟
háo gōu
trench; moat
7840
沟壑
gōu hè
gorge; gulch; ravine; deep ditch
9681
沟壑
gōu hè
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