沟 — Chinese character
沟
gōu
ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
- Pinyin
- gōu
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 氵 勾
- Formation
- pictophonetic — water; meaning component 氵; sound component 勾
- Traditional
- 溝
Common words with 沟
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沟通 (溝通) | gōu tōng | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate |
| 鸿沟 (鴻溝) | hóng gōu | (fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 (Chǔ) and Han 汉 (Hàn) |
| 水沟 (水溝) | shuǐ gōu | gutter; sewer |
| 沟渠 (溝渠) | gōu qú | channel; moat |
| 阴沟 (陰溝) | yīn gōu | sewer; underground drainage channel |
| 壕沟 (壕溝) | háo gōu | trench; moat |
| 代沟 (代溝) | dài gōu | generation gap |
| 海沟 (海溝) | hǎi gōu | marine trench |
| 排水沟 (排水溝) | pái shuǐ gōu | gutter |
| 山沟 (山溝) | shān gōu | valley; gully |
| 沟壑 (溝壑) | gōu hè | gorge; gulch |
| 沟槽 (溝槽) | gōu cáo | groove; furrow |
English words written with 沟
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.