溝

溝 U+6E9D, 溝 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6E9D ← 溜 [U+6E9C] CJK Unified Ideographs 溞 → [U+6E9E]

溝 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 水廿廿月 (ETTB), four-corner 3514₇, composition ⿰氵冓)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 639, character 34
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17944
• Dae Jaweon: page 1046, character 22
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1692, character 6
• Unihan data for U+6E9D

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koː) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 冓 (OC *koː, *koːs).

trad.		溝
simp.		沟*
alternative forms		𫤬

Possibly the k-prefix noun of 漏 (OC *roːs, “to leak”) (Schuessler, 2007).

溝

1. ditch; trench; channel (artificial or natural) (Classifier: 條／条 m; 道 m)

   排水溝／排水沟  ―  páishuǐgōu  ―  drainage ditch

   • 到夏天，大雨之後，你便能聽到許多蝦蟆叫，那是都在溝裡面的，因為北京到處都有溝。 [MSC, trad.]
     到夏天，大雨之后，你便能听到许多虾蟆叫，那是都在沟里面的，因为北京到处都有沟。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1922, Lu Xun, 鴨的喜劇

     Dào xiàtiān, dàyǔ zhīhòu, nǐ biàn néng tīng dào xǔduō háma jiào, nà shì dōu zài gōu lǐmiàn de, yīnwèi Běijīng dàochù dōu yǒu gōu. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. trench (military)

   壕溝／壕沟  ―  háogōu  ―  trench (military)

   深溝高壘／深沟高垒  ―  shēngōugāolěi  ―  to build firm fortifications (literally, “to dig deep trenches and build high defensive walls”)

3. gully; valley
4. groove; rut; furrow (Classifier: 道 m)

   屁股溝／屁股沟  ―  pìgǔ gōu  ―  gluteal cleft

   開溝播種／开沟播种  ―  kāi gōu bōzhǒng  ―  to make furrows for sowing seeds

5. a numeral that refers to 10³² or others

• (ditch): 槽 (cáo), 槽子 (cáozi)

Chinese numerals
104	108	1012	1016	1020	1024	1028	1032	1036	1040	1044	1048
萬／万 (wàn)	億／亿 (yì)	兆 (zhào) (Taiwan)	京 (jīng) (Taiwan)	垓 (gāi)	秭 (zǐ)	穰 (ráng)	溝／沟 (gōu)	澗／涧 (jiàn)	正 (zhèng)	載／载 (zài)	極／极 (jí)
		萬億／万亿 (wànyì) (Mainland China)	億億/亿亿 (Mainland China)

trad.		溝
simp.		沟*

溝

1. Only used in 溝瞀／沟瞀 (kòumào, “ignorant”).

trad.		溝
simp.		沟*

溝

1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 摳／抠 (“to mix”)
   • 1987, “無心睡眠”, 林敏聰 (lyrics), performed by 張國榮:

     酒醉與心碎心碎溝起污煙一片 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     酒醉与心碎心碎沟起污烟一片 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     zau² zeoi³ jyu⁵ sam¹ seoi³ sam¹ seoi³ kau¹ hei² wu¹ jin¹ jat¹ pin³ [Jyutping]

     drunkenness and heartbreak, heartbreak, forms a muddled smog

trad.		溝
simp.		沟*
alternative forms		媾

溝

1. (chiefly Cantonese) to pick up; to hit on

For pronunciation and definitions of 溝 – see 港 (“tributary of a larger river or lake; river; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 港).

Shinjitai	溝
Kyūjitai [1]	溝󠄁 溝+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	溝󠄃 溝+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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(Jōyō kanji)

• Go-on: く (ku, 溝)
• Kan-on: こう (kō, 溝)
• Kun: うなて (unate, 溝)、せせなぎ (sesenagi, 溝)、せせなげ (sesenage, 溝)、どぶ (dobu, 溝)、みぞ (mizo, 溝, Jōyō)
• Nanori: みぞさき (mizosaki, 溝)

Kanji in this term
溝
こう Grade: S
kan'on

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ː]

溝(こう) • (kō) 

1. ditch, channel

   排(はい)水(すい)溝(こう) ― haisuikō ― drainage ditch

2. groove, furrow

   海(かい)溝(こう) ― kaikō ― ocean trench

溝(こう) • (kō) 

1. [from 17th c.] a hundred nonillion, equivalent to 10³²

Kanji in this term
溝
うなて Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
池溝

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟na̠te̞]

溝(うなて) • (unate) 

1. (agriculture) irrigation ditch

• This term is usually written in kanji in formal or technical contexts (e.g., in a newspaper or in official documentation). In informal contexts, however, it is generally written in hiragana.

Kanji in this term
溝
せせなぎ Grade: S
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [se̞se̞na̠ɡʲi]

溝(せせなぎ) • (sesenagi) ^{←せせなき (sesenaki)?}

2. channel with rainwater, sewage or other dirty water

   Synonyms: 溝 (dobu), 下水 (gesui)

3. Synonym of せせらぎ (seseragi)

• This term is usually written in kanji in formal or technical contexts (e.g., in a newspaper or in official documentation). In informal contexts, however, it is generally written in hiragana.

Kanji in this term
溝
せせなげ Grade: S
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [se̞se̞na̠ɡe̞]

溝(せせなげ) • (sesenage) 

1. Synonym of 溝 (sesenagi)

• This term is usually written in kanji in formal or technical contexts (e.g., in a newspaper or in official documentation). In informal contexts, however, it is generally written in hiragana.

Kanji in this term
溝
どぶ Grade: S
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 溝 – see the following entry.

【どぶドブ】 [noun] drainage ditch

(This term, 溝, is an alternative spelling (uncommon) of the above term.)

Kanji in this term
溝
みぞ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *minsə.

• (Tokyo) みぞ [mìzó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mʲizo̞]

溝(みぞ) • (mizo) 

1. ditch

   溝(みぞ)にはまる

   mizo ni hamaru

   get stuck in a ditch

2. groove, furrow

   レコードの溝(みぞ) ― rekōdo no mizo ― record grooves

3. gap between different opinions or emotions; disagreement

   大(おお)きな溝(みぞ)がある。

   Ōki na mizo ga aru.

   There is tremendous disagreement.

   夫(ふう)婦(ふ)間(かん)の溝(みぞ)が深(ふか)まる。

   Fūfukan no mizo ga fukamaru.

   The gap between the husband and the wife widens [deepens].

• 溝隠(ミゾカクシ) (mizo kakushi, “Lobelia chinensis”)
• 溝五位(ミゾゴイ) (mizogoi)
• 溝香薷(ミゾコウジュ) (mizo kōju)
• 溝蕎麦(ミゾソバ) (mizo soba)
• 溝酸漿(ミゾホオズキ) (mizo hōzuki)

溝(みぞ) • (Mizo) 

1. a surname

Kanji in this term
溝
みぞさき Grade: S
nanori

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [mʲizo̞sa̠kʲi]

溝(みぞさき) • (Mizosaki) 

1. a surname

溝 • (gu) (hangeul 구, revised gu, McCune–Reischauer ku, Yale kwu)

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溝: Hán Nôm readings: câu

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