垢 — Chinese character
垢
gòu
dirt, filth, stains; dirty; disgraceful
- Pinyin
- gòu
- Radical
- 32 ⼟ (Earth)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 土 后
- Formation
- pictophonetic — earth; meaning component 土; sound component 后
- Japanese
- 垢 as a kanji
Common words with 垢
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 污垢 (汙垢) | wū gòu | variant of 污垢 (wū gòu) |
| 污垢 | wū gòu | dirt; filth; grime |
| 蓬头垢面 (蓬頭垢面) | péng tóu gòu miàn | messy hair and dirty face; bad appearance |
| 水垢 | shuǐ gòu | limescale |
| 藏污纳垢 (藏污納垢) | cáng wū nà gòu | to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing; aiding and abetting wicked deeds |
| 耳垢 | ěr gòu | earwax |
| 牙垢 | yá gòu | dental plaque; tartar |
| 泥垢 | ní gòu | dirt; grime |
| 积垢 (積垢) | jī gòu | deeply accumulated filth |
| 茶垢 | chá gòu | tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) |
| 油垢 | yóu gòu | greasy dirt |
| 去垢剂 (去垢劑) | qù gòu jì | detergent |
English words written with 垢
垢 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 8
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 78
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi Perfect Happiness
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
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