Memory phrase for the character: 沟

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ditch, gutter, groove, gully, ravine

gōu

Left: water 氵, right: hook, sketch 勾 (two hooks 勹, 厶 in engagement)

Water "hooks in" (= aggregates) in the ditch.

氵	water	Simplified from this water 水
勾	hook in, sketch

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芦沟桥	Lú gōu qiáo	Lugou bridge or Marco Polo bridge, the scene of "incident" sparking WW2 between Japan and China
沟通	gōu tōng	to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
山沟	shān gōu	valley; gully; mountain region
排水沟	pái shuǐ gōu	gutter
壕沟	háo gōu	trench; moat
沟壑	gōu hè	gorge; gulch; ravine; deep ditch
沟壑	gōu hè

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