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Chinese symbol for “gutter”

水沟
shuǐ gōu
Traditional: 水溝
gutter; sewer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gutter is 水沟 (shuǐ gōu), defined as: gutter; sewer.

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

水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes
沟 gōu
ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gutter”

WordPinyinMeaning
排水沟 (排水溝)pái shuǐ gōugutter
天沟 (天溝)tiān gōu(rainwater) gutter
沟 (溝)gōuditch; gutter

Related words

Other words that share a character with 水沟.

WordPinyinMeaning
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)
洪水hóng shuǐdeluge; flood
水准 (水準)shuǐ zhǔnlevel (of achievement etc); standard
水库 (水庫)shuǐ kùreservoir; measure word: 座 (zuò)
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “gutter”.

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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