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沟
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ditch

HSK 10 N1
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Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 冓 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (溝)
氵 water (drops)+ 冓 a secluded place =
溝 ditch
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
冓 Phonetic component
gòu a secluded place
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Simplified (沟)
氵 water (drops)+ 勾 cross out =
沟 ditch, ravine
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
勾 Phonetic component
gōu cross out
hook, join, connect
勾 is a component form of 句.
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
溝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
沟 / 溝 [gōu]
ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道[dào]
Japanese
溝 みぞ 同音

noun

  1. ditch; drain; gutter; trench
  2. groove; tread; indentation
  3. gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf; rift
溝 どぶ 、 ドブ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana ditch; drain; gutter; trench
  2. usually kana gap (between cutting guides)
溝 こう 同音
numeric rare 10^32; hundred nonillion
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
彼はその浅い溝を飛び越えた。
He leaped over the shallow ditch.
両者の溝が狭まった。
The gap between them has narrowed.
Japanese Names
溝 みぞ
Mizo surname
溝 みぞさき
Mizosaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (59)
沟通 [gōu​tōng] #4,227
to join
水沟 [shuǐ​gōu] #17,496
gutter
腹股沟 [fù​gǔ​gōu] #21,709
groin (anatomy)
排水沟 [pái​shuǐ​gōu] #22,562
gutter
鸿沟 [hóng​gōu] #30,085
(fig.) gulf
沟渠 [gōu​qú] #26,206
channel
壕沟 [háo​gōu] #26,242
trench
山沟 [shān​gōu] #38,509
valley
代沟 [dài​gōu] #30,652
generation gap
九寨沟 [Jiǔ​zhài​gōu] #19,802
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan
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JAPANESE WORDS (51)
排水溝 [はいすいこう] #41,046
drainage
側溝 [そっこう] #51,033
gutter
⭐ 海溝 [かいこう] #73,248
oceanic trench
マリアナ海溝 [マリアナかいこう] #83,789
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
ドブ川 [どぶがわ] #88,613
ditch with running water
溝渠 [こうきょ] #90,356
ditch
ドブに捨てる [どぶにすてる] #97,974
to throw down the drain
ドブ板 [どぶいた] #100,612
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.)
大溝 [おおどぶ] #101,713
large ditch
溝鼠 [どぶねずみ] #107,781
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
하수구
sewer; drain