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Chinese symbol for “furrow”

犁沟
lí gōu
Traditional: 犁溝
furrow

The closest CC-CEDICT match for furrow is 犁沟 (lí gōu), defined as: furrow.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

犁 lí
to plow
radical 93 ⽜ · 11 strokes
沟 gōu
ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “furrow”

WordPinyinMeaning
垄沟 (壟溝)lǒng gōufurrow (agriculture)
沟槽 (溝槽)gōu cáogroove; furrow
墒shāngplowed earth; soil moisture

Related words

Other words that share a character with 犁沟.

WordPinyinMeaning
犁头 (犁頭)lí tóuplowshare; colter
犁地lí dìto plow
犁铧 (犁鏵)lí huáplowshare
耕犁gēng líplow
爬犁pá lísledge
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto 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
水沟 (水溝)shuǐ gōugutter; sewer

See also: Japanese symbol for “furrow”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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