沽

gū

to buy · to sell

Radical: 氵 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深没活洋

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Character Decomposition

沽=氵+古

Etymology

water

Meanings

to buy

to sell

gū

abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)

Gū

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Words with 沽 49 total

Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district塘沽Táng gū another name for Tianjin 天津津沽Jīn gū Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district汉沽Hàn gū Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district塘沽区Táng gū qū Guyuan, a county in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei沽源县Gū yuán Xiàn Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district汉沽区Hàn gū qū Lugu Lake, alpine lake on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan泸沽湖Lú gū Hú to angle for fame (idiom) · to fish for compliments沽名钓誉gū míng diào yù Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)大沽炮台Dà gū pào tái to sell only for a good price (idiom) · to wait for a good offer待价而沽dài jià ér gū Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)大沽口炮台Dà gū kǒu pào tái

Idioms with 沽 14 total Chain

to sell only for a good price (idiom) · to wait for a good offer待价而沽dài jià ér gū to angle for fame (idiom) · to fish for compliments沽名钓誉gū míng diào yù

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