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Meaning of 垢

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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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • [ hòu ] after; behind, rear; descendants
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Example Words
污垢 gòu filth
蓬头垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn messy hair and dirty face; bad appearance
藏污纳垢 cáng 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
The dirt in a porcelain teacup is difficult to wipe off.
2
A good way to clean it is to rub it with gauze and toothpaste until the dirt is easily removed.
3
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There are many tartar control toothpastes on the market, most of which contain fluoride.
4
Bombed during the war and now condemned, one of Saddam Hussein's palaces lies in ruins.
5
Even so on the lonely shore the madman with dusty tawny locks still roamed in search of the touchstone.