垢 (gau3 | gou4) : filth, filthy

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垢

gau3

gou4

[1] filth; dirt; stain; grime
[2] filthy; dirty; grimy
[2] humiliation; disgrace; shame

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

垢

This word has been viewed 2817 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Oct 2009 03:32

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耳垢 ji5 gau3 er3 gou4 = ear wax

牙垢 ngaa4 gau3 ya2 gou4 = plaque (dental)

牙垢膜 ngaa4 gau3 mok6*2 ya2 gou4 mo2 = plaque (dental)

污垢 wu1 gau3 wu1 gou4 = filth, dirt, grime

包皮垢 baau1 pei4 gau3 bao1 pi2 gou4 = smegma

塵垢 can4 gau3 chen2 gou4 = dust and dirt

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Decimal representation of this word: 垢
Unicode code for this character: U+57a2 (off-site link)

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