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溝 = 氵 + 冓

溝 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ditch”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 冓 (a secluded place).

Keyword
ditch
Pinyin (Mandarin)
gōu
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
ditch, drain, narrow waterway, водосток, канава, узкий водный путь, drain, narrow waterway
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
溝 gutter

Decomposition

ids

  1. 氵 water
  2. 冓 a secluded place

How to find 溝 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “a secluded place”. 溝 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 溝 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.