gǒu
careless
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 句 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 苟
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
if | ||
meticulous | ||
to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom) | ||
to agree blindly | ||
to beg to differ (idiom) |
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