| 1 | 沟 | 溝 | gōu | gou1 | ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; Classifiers: 道 | | |
| 2 | 沟通 | 溝通 | gōu tōng | gou1 tong1 | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate | | |
| 3 | 山沟 | 山溝 | shān gōu | shan1 gou1 | valley; gully; mountain region | | |
| 4 | 板沟 | 板溝 | bǎn gōu | ban3 gou1 | chalkboard ledge; whiteboard ledge; chalk tray (at the foot of a blackboard); whiteboard marker tray | | |
| 5 | 沟道 | 溝道 | gōu dào | gou1 dao4 | groove | | |
| 6 | 壑沟 | 壑溝 | hè gōu | he4 gou1 | ditch; narrow strip of water; moat | | |
| 7 | 河沟 | 河溝 | hé gōu | he2 gou1 | brook; ditch | | |
| 8 | 壕沟 | 壕溝 | háo gōu | hao2 gou1 | trench; moat | | |
| 9 | 阴沟里翻船 | 陰溝裡翻船 | yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán | yin1 gou1 li3 fan1 chuan2 | to meet with unexpected failure (idiom); to fail miserably (where failure was not expected) | | |
| 10 | 股沟 | 股溝 | gǔ gōu | gu3 gou1 | buttock cleavage; butt crack | | |
| 11 | 沟渠 | 溝渠 | gōu qú | gou1 qu2 | channel; moat; irrigation canal | | |
| 12 | 沟里 | 溝裏 | gōu lǐ | gou1 li3 | In the valley | | |
| 13 | 沟涧 | 溝澗 | gōu jiàn | gou1 jian4 | gully; ravine | | |
| 14 | 沟壑 | 溝壑 | gōu hè | gou1 he4 | gorge; gulch; ravine; deep ditch | | |
| 15 | 沟谷 | 溝谷 | gōu gǔ | gou1 gu3 | gully | | |
| 16 | 沟槽 | 溝槽 | gōu cáo | gou1 cao2 | groove; furrow; trench | | |
| 17 | 腹股沟 | 腹股溝 | fù gǔ gōu | fu4 gu3 gou1 | groin (anatomy) | | |
| 18 | 扶沟县 | 扶溝縣 | fú gōu xiàn | Fu2 gou1 xian4 | Fugou county in Zhoukou 周口 , Henan | | |
| 19 | 扶沟 | 扶溝 | fú gōu | Fu2 gou1 | Fugou county in Zhoukou 周口 , Henan | | |
| 20 | 东沟镇 | 東溝鎮 | dōng gōu zhèn | Dong1 gou1 zhen4 | Donggou town in Liangzihu district 梁子湖区 , Hubei | | |
| 21 | 东沟 | 東溝 | dōng gōu | Dong1 gou1 | Donggou town in Liangzihu district 梁子湖区 , Hubei | | |
| 22 | 地沟油 | 地溝油 | dì gōu yóu | di4 gou1 you2 | illegally recycled waste cooking oil | | |
| 23 | 代沟 | 代溝 | dài gōu | dai4 gou1 | generation gap | | |
| 24 | 大海沟 | 大海溝 | dà hǎi gōu | da4 hai3 gou1 | marine trench | | |
| 25 | 冰沟 | 冰溝 | bīng gōu | bing1 gou1 | crevasse | | |