Meaning
ditch; gutter
Chinese: 水沟、沟渠，也指沟通的通道。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gou” becomes a different word in each tone. 沟 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 沟通gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
- 沟道gōu dàogroove
- 天沟tiān gōu(rainwater) gutter
- 明沟míng gōuopen drainage channel; ditch
- 代沟dài gōugeneration gap
Example Sentence
雨水顺着水沟流走了。Yǔ shuǐ shùn zhe shuǐ gōu liú zǒu le.The rainwater flowed away along the ditch.
雨水Yǔ shuǐrainwater顺着shùn zheto follow水沟shuǐ gōugutter流liúto flow走zǒuto walk了le(completed action)。