Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 句 represents the sound.
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苟
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
苟
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
苟
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
苟
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
苟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
苟 [Gǒu]
surname Gou
苟 [gǒu]
if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (19)
一丝不苟 [yīsībùgǒu] #19,635
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
一丝不苟 [yīsībùgǒu] #19,635
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
苟延残喘 [gǒuyáncánchuǎn] #22,349
to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
苟延残喘 [gǒuyáncánchuǎn] #22,349
to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
苟同 [gǒutóng] #22,369
to agree blindly
不敢苟同 [bùgǎngǒutóng] #39,289
to beg to differ (idiom)
苟且 [gǒuqiě] #39,374
perfunctory
苟且偷生 [gǒuqiětōushēng] #49,883
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
不苟 [bùgǒu] #52,330
not lax
苟安 [gǒu'ān] #53,762
see 苟且偷安[gǒuqiětōu'ān]
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