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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- gou4
- English meanings
- buy
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 贝; right 勾.
Meaning & sound clues
贝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “money”.
勾 is identified as the sound component (gōu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 购.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
hook
be enough/sufficient/adequate
construct; form
ditch
dog
careless; if
hook; to hook
hook
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 并购
- 收购
- 订购
- 购买
- 购物
- 采购