(gòu)

13 strokes

to marry

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
gòu
Meaning
to marry; to copulate
Strokes
13
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰女冓

To know a woman's 女 secret 冓; 冓 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiāogòu

to have sex; to copulate

Open 交媾 page →
gòu

to copulate

Open 媾合 page →
gòu

to make peace; to copulate

Open 媾和 page →

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