HanziHero
CHINESE CHARACTER

購 (gòu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

gòu
to buy, to purchase
HSK —17 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

貝 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 購.

Phonetic component

冓 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 17

Write 購 in 17 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

FAQ

What does 購 (gòu) mean in Chinese?

to buy, to purchase

How do you write 購 in stroke order?

購 has 17 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 購?

貝 is the radical in 購. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 購?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.