沽

gu̅ = gu + Ø1

abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)

gu̅ = gu + Ø1

to buy / to sell

沽 character breakdown

沽
- 古
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 口
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀

gǔ = gu + Ø3

surname Gu

gǔ = gu + Ø3

ancient / old / paleo-

古 = 十 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: at least on German maps, this character actually resembles a cloister.

Oh no! Gitta Giraffe (gu) found that the golden cross (十) broke off of the cloister (古) in the space station's living room (Ø3)! She skewers a mandarin (口) on top of the cloister so that she can skewer the broken off cross back on to fix it.

shuǐ = shu + ei3

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

氵 = ⺀ + ㇀ : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.

Characters with 沽 as component

沽 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 沽

to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer

to angle for fame (idiom) / to fish for compliments

Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei

Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei

another name for Tianjin 天津

Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]

Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]

Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]

Sentences with 沽

沽 currently does not appear in any sentence.