苟 - gǒu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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苟

gǒu

Definition

if
supposing
careless
negligent
temporarily

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

敬

jìng

to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer

Related words (8)

苟且

gǒu qiě

perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex)

苟取

gǒu qǔ

(literary) to extort; to take as bribe

苟合

gǒu hé

illicit sexual relations

to agree blindly

to drift through life

see 苟且偷安

not lax; not casual; careful; conscientious

未敢苟同

wèi gǎn gǒu tóng

can't agree with

Idioms (6)

苟且偷安

gǒu qiě tōu ān

seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself; taking things easily without attending to responsibilities

苟且偷生

gǒu qiě tōu shēng

to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

苟延残喘

gǒu yán cán chuǎn

to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

一丝不苟

yī sī bù gǒu

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place

一笔不苟

yī bǐ bù gǒu

(lit.) not even one stroke is negligent (idiom); (fig.) to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly

不敢苟同

bù gǎn gǒu tóng

to beg to differ (idiom)

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