溝 (gōu)

Ditch; groove; to communicate.

How 溝 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
氵 — water
Traditional
溝
Simplified
沟

Components

Common words using 溝

溝通 gōutōng
to join; to connect; to link up
九寨溝 jiǔzhàigōu
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan; Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
乳溝 rǔgōu
cleavage (hollow between a woman's breasts)
代溝 dàigōu
generation gap
水溝 shuǐgōu
gutter; sewer
溝壑 gōuhè
gorge; gulch; ravine
溝渠 gōuqú
channel; moat; irrigation canal
鴻溝 hónggōu
wide gap; gulf; chasm
九寨溝縣 jiǔzhàigōuxiàn
Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
壕溝 háogōu
trench; moat
山溝 shāngōu
valley; gully; mountain region
扶溝 fúgōu
Fugou county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan

溝 in a sentence

我和父母之間沒有代溝,什麼都能聊。

Wǒ hé fùmǔ zhījiān méiyǒu dàigōu, shénme dōu néng liáo.

“There is no generation gap between my parents and me; we can talk about anything.”

How common is 溝?

溝 is the 1,608th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 95.3% of all running text.

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