| 1 | 积垢 | 積垢 | jī gòu | ji1 gou4 | deeply accumulated filth | | |
| 2 | 澡垢索疵 | 澡垢索疵 | zǎo gòu suǒ cī | zao3 gou4 suo3 ci1 | to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault; to nitpick | | |
| 3 | 油垢 | 油垢 | yóu gòu | you2 gou4 | covered in grease | | |
| 4 | 牙垢 | 牙垢 | yá gòu | ya2 gou4 | dental plaque; tartar | | |
| 5 | 污垢 | 污垢 | wū gòu | wu1 gou4 | filth | | |
| 6 | 水垢 | 水垢 | shuǐ gòu | shui3 gou4 | limescale | | |
| 7 | 忍尤含垢 | 忍尤含垢 | rěn yóu hán gòu | ren3 you2 han2 gou4 | to swallow insults (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 忍辱含垢 | 忍辱含垢 | rěn rǔ hán gòu | ren3 ru3 han2 gou4 | to eat humble pie; to accept humiliation; to turn the other cheek | | |
| 9 | 忍垢偷生 | 忍垢偷生 | rěn gòu tōu shēng | ren3 gou4 tou1 sheng1 | to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 去垢剂 | 去垢劑 | qù gòu jì | qu4 gou4 ji4 | detergent | | |
| 11 | 蓬头垢面 | 蓬頭垢面 | péng tóu gòu miàn | peng2 tou2 gou4 mian4 | messy hair and dirty face; bad appearance | | |
| 12 | 蓬首垢面 | 蓬首垢面 | péng shǒu gòu miàn | peng2 shou3 gou4 mian4 | lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face; of unkempt appearance (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 泥垢 | 泥垢 | ní gòu | ni2 gou4 | dirt; grime | | |
| 14 | 鼻垢 | 鼻垢 | bí gòu | bi2 gou4 | dried nasal mucus; booger | | |
| 15 | 含垢贪生 | 含垢貪生 | hán gòu tān shēng | han2 gou4 tan1 sheng1 | to allow oneself to be insulted in order to remain alive (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 含垢忍辱 | 含垢忍辱 | hán gòu rěn rǔ | han2 gou4 ren3 ru3 | to bear shame and humiliation (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 垢 | 垢 | gòu | gou4 | dirt; disgrace | | |
| 18 | 飞蓬垢面 | 飛蓬垢面 | fēi péng gòu miàn | fei1 peng2 gou4 mian4 | disheveled and dirty (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 耳垢 | 耳垢 | ěr gòu | er3 gou4 | ear dirt; common word for earwax 耵聍 | | |
| 20 | 荡垢涤瑕 | 蕩垢滌瑕 | dàng gòu dí xiá | dang4 gou4 di2 xia2 | to wash away the dirt and clean the flaw (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 纯真无垢 | 純真無垢 | chún zhēn wú gòu | chun2 zhen1 wu2 gou4 | pure of heart | | |
| 22 | 除垢剂 | 除垢劑 | chú gòu jì | chu2 gou4 ji4 | detergent | | |
| 23 | 茶垢 | 茶垢 | chá gòu | cha2 gou4 | tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) | | |
| 24 | 藏污纳垢 | 藏污納垢 | cáng wū nà gòu | cang2 wu1 na4 gou4 | to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing; aiding and abetting wicked deeds | | |
| 25 | 藏垢纳污 | 藏垢納污 | cáng gòu nà wū | cang2 gou4 na4 wu1 | to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing; aiding and abetting wicked deeds | | |