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

Radicals

氵 waterSimplified from this water 水
勾 hook in, sketch




 Vocabulary

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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