Keyword
ditch
- drain
- gutter
- narrow waterway
- Frequency
- #1459
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
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Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 勾 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
沟通
to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
沟
ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine
鸿沟
(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
gutter; sewer
沟渠
channel; moat; irrigation canal
阴沟
sewer; underground drainage channel
壕沟
trench; moat
九寨沟
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan; Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
代沟
generation gap
海沟
marine trench
排水沟
gutter
山沟
valley; gully; mountain region
卢沟桥
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日战争 (KàngRìZhànzhēng)
沟壑
gorge; gulch; ravine; deep ditch
沟槽
groove; furrow; trench
沟谷
gully
腹股沟
groin (anatomy)
门头沟区
Mentougou, a district of Beijing
乳沟
cleavage (hollow between a woman's breasts)
河沟
brook; ditch
地沟油
illegally recycled waste cooking oil
卢沟桥事变
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日战争 (KàngRìZhànzhēng)
沟道
groove
股沟
buttock cleavage; butt crack