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 | yī sī bù gǒu | not one thread loose (idiom) |
| 苟同 | gǒu tóng | to agree blindly |
| 苟延残喘 | gǒu yán cán chuǎn | (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door |
| 苟活 | gǒu huó | to live without dignity |
| 蝇营狗苟 | yíng yíng gǒu gǒu | lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) |
| 苟安 | gǒu ān | see 苟且偷安[gou3 qie3 tou1 an1] |
| 不敢苟同 | 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 | 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 | bù gǒu | not lax |
| 苟合 | gǒu hé | illicit sexual relations |
| 苟且 | gǒu qiě | perfunctory |
苟 appears in 17 compound words: 65 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 12 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 (7)
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 6 of 7 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.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced gǒu
Frequently Asked Questions
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