Rank 1055ElementaryHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

购 - gòu

buy, purchase; hire

buy, purchase; hire

How to read 购

Click 购 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyingòu
Englishbuy, purchase; hire
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

购汇 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 购得. Please read 购物 one more time.

Common words with this character

to purchase foreign exchange
to purchase; to acquire
shopping
to purchase

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 购 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 购汇 and 购得 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 购.