Keyword
dirt
- filth
- stains
- dirty
- disgraceful
- Frequency
- #3789
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
gòu
Mnemonic
土 (earth) gives the meaning and 后 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
污垢
dirt; filth; grime
垢
dirt; disgrace
蓬头垢面
messy hair and dirty face; bad appearance
水垢
limescale
藏污纳垢
to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing; aiding and abetting wicked deeds
耳垢
earwax
牙垢
dental plaque; tartar
泥垢
dirt; grime
积垢
deeply accumulated filth
茶垢
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
油垢
greasy dirt