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Meaning of 垢

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垢
Pinyin: gòu
English Definition: dirt; disgrace
Chinese Definition:
①污秽,脏东西:污垢。泥垢。牙垢。垢腻。垢秽。垢敝(又脏又破)。
②同“诟”。
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 土
Pictophonetic:后 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • 后 [ hòu ] after; behind, rear; descendants
Similar Characters: 洉
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Example Words
污垢 wū gòu filth
蓬头垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn messy hair and dirty face; bad appearance
藏污纳垢 cáng wū nà gòu to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing; aiding and abetting wicked deeds
油垢 yóu gòu covered in grease
水垢 shuǐ gòu limescale
More:垢* | *垢 | *垢*
Example Sentences
1
搪瓷茶杯如果长期沉积茶垢
,
通常不易洗去
。
The dirt in a porcelain teacup is difficult to wipe off.
2
不过
,
如果用细纱布沾少许牙膏擦拭
,
即可轻松除去茶垢
。
A good way to clean it is to rub it with gauze and toothpaste until the dirt is easily removed.
3
市场中有许许多多的洁齿防垢牙膏
,
其中绝大多数都含有氟
。
There are many tartar control toothpastes on the market, most of which contain fluoride.
4
萨达姆的一处行宫
,
战时曾遭轰炸
,
现在是一片废墟
,
遭人病垢
。
Bombed during the war and now condemned, one of Saddam Hussein's palaces lies in ruins.
5
在那寂寞的海边
,
那头发垢乱的疯子
,
也仍旧徘徊着寻找点金石
。
Even so on the lonely shore the madman with dusty tawny locks still roamed in search of the touchstone.