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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 垢

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Meaning of 垢

Pinyin gòu

Radical

土

Strokes

Definition

dirt / disgrace

Usage

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垢 [gòu] (名) 1. 污秽，脏东西。 1.1 dirt; filth Example: 污～ (dirty); 泥～ (mud); 牙～ (tartar); ～腻 (greasy); ～秽 (filth); ～敝 (dirty and ragged). 2. 同“ 诟 ”。 2.1 shame (形) 1. 污秽不洁。 1.1 dirty; filthy Example: 蓬头垢面 (disheveled and dirty); 垢氛 (polluted atmosphere); 垢尘 (filth); 垢俗 (vulgarity); 垢染 (pollution); 垢玩 (messy and neglectful). 2. 通“诟”。耻辱。 2.1 disgrace; shame Example: 含垢 (to endure disgrace); 忍垢 (to bear shame). (引) 1. 《说文》：垢，浊也。 2. 《庄子·大宗师》：茫然彷徨乎尘垢之外。 3. 《韩非子·大体》：不吹毛而求小疵，不洗垢而察难知。 4. 韩愈《进学解》：爬罗剔块，刮垢磨光。 5. 《史记·屈原贾生列传》：不获世之滋垢，皭然泥而不滓者也。 (例) 积垢; 尘垢; 泥垢; 牙垢; 污垢; 耳垢 (accumulated dirt; dust; muddy residue; dental plaque; filth; earwax).

污垢 wū gòu

filth

尘垢 chén gòu

dirt / dust and dirt

蓬头垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn

messy hair and dirty face / bad appearance

水垢 shuǐ gòu

limescale

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

积垢 jī gòu

deeply accumulated filth

泥垢 ní gòu

dirt / grime

除垢 chú gòu

descaling / contaminant release / contaminant separation

油垢 yóu gòu

covered in grease

牙垢 yá gòu

dental plaque / tartar