苟 (gǒu): surname Gou
苟 (gǒu) is a Chinese character meaning “surname gou.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 句 (phonetic). It ranks #3103 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 苟 wild grass. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea).
Definitions
- surname Gou
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一丝不苟verb | yī sī bù gǒu | not one thread loose (idiom) |
| 苟同verb | gǒu tóng | to agree blindly |
| 苟延残喘phrase | gǒu yán cán chuǎn | (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door |
| 苟活verb | gǒu huó | to live without dignity |
| 蝇营狗苟phrase | yíng yíng gǒu gǒu | (lit.) to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) |
| 苟安verb | gǒu ān | see 苟且偷安 |
| 不敢苟同phrase | bù gǎn gǒu tóng | to beg to differ (idiom) |
| 一笔不苟 | yī bǐ bù gǒu | lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) |
| 未敢苟同 | wèi gǎn gǒu tóng | can't agree with |
| 苟且偷生phrase | gǒu qiě tōu shēng | to drift and live without purpose (idiom) |
| 苟且偷安 | gǒu qiě tōu ān | seeking only ease and comfort (idiom) |
| 苟富贵,勿相忘 | gǒu fù guì , wù xiāng wàng | don't forget your friends when you become rich |
| 不苟adjective | bù gǒu | not lax |
| 苟合verb | gǒu hé | illicit sexual relations |
| 苟且adjective | gǒu qiě | perfunctory |
苟 appears in 18 compound words: 61 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 苟 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
to be scrupulous about every detail; to not be the least bit negligent; to not overlook any detail
to be scrupulous about every detail; to not be the least bit negligent; to not overlook any detail
Showing 7 of 8 idioms containing 苟.
Example Sentences
这个苟字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gè gǒu zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
In Classical Chinese, the character "苟" has different meanings.
从‘揉制、粘芝麻、烫面、翻面、上下火烘烤’,每一道工序都一丝不苟,都要讲述给粉丝们。
cóng róu zhì , nián zhī má , tàng miàn , fān miàn , shàng xià huǒ hōng kǎo , měi yī dào gōng xù dōu yī sī bù gǒu , dōu yāo jiǎng shù gěi fěn sī men .
From “kneading, coating with sesame seeds, blanching the dough, flipping, and baking with top and bottom heat,” every step is carried out with meticulous care and must be explained to our followers.
游戏大厂纷纷被出售,或主动收缩战线,依靠热门产品的在线模式苟延残喘。
yóu xì dà hǎn fēn fēn bèi chū shòu , huò zhǔ dòng shōu suō zhàn xiàn , yī kào rè mén chǎn pǐn de zài xiàn mó shì gǒu yán cán chuǎn .
Major game companies are being sold off one after another, or are voluntarily scaling back their operations, clinging to survival by relying on the online modes of their popular titles.
若周期缩短但一丝不苟地完成了每一项测试,应称为“高效车”而非“速成车”。
ruò zhōu qī suō duǎn dàn yī sī bù gǒu dì wán chéng le měi yī xiàng cè shì , yīng chèn wéi gāo xiào chē ér fēi sù chéng chē .
If the development cycle is shortened but every test is carried out with meticulous care, the car should be called a “high-efficiency car” rather than a “quick-build car.”
陆羽《茶经》记载的唐代古法煎茶流程,也被该团队一丝不苟地复现。
lù yǔ chá jīng jì zài de táng dài gǔ fǎ jiān chá liú chéng , yě bèi gāi tuán duì yī sī bù gǒu dì fù xiàn .
The team also meticulously recreated the ancient Tang Dynasty method of brewing tea as described in Lu Yu’s *Classic of Tea*.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 艹 (wild grass) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced gǒu
Frequently Asked Questions
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