购
HSK 4
购 (gòu): buy, purchase, hire
gòu
buy, purchase, hire
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Pinyin
gòu
HSK Level
Level 4
Characters
1
English Meaning
buy, purchase, hire
How to Write 购 (gòu)
购 is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.
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Origin of 购
A phono-semantic compound: 贝 (money) carries the meaning, and 勾 hints at the pronunciation.
What 购 is Made Of
购 is built from 2 components:
贝sea shell
勾to hook, to join, to connect
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Words Using 购
Common Chinese words that contain 购:
购物
gòuwù
采购
cǎigòu
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