购
to buy; to purchase
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,287 U+8D2D
How 购 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
贝 (semantic, “money”) + 勾 (phonetic, gōu)
How to remember it
purchase · Heisig RSH #686
oyster + cast
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 勾
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 勾 (gōu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勾 sound component | gōu | to hook, to join, to connect; to entice |
| 构 | gòu | to compose, to make; building, frame, structure |
| 沟 | gōu | ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway |
Words containing 购
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 购物中心 | gòu wù zhōng xīn | shopping center |
| 购物手推车 | gòu wù shǒu tuī chē | shopping cart |
| 管理层收购 | guǎn lǐ céng shōu gòu | management buyout (MBO) |
| 购物车 | gòu wù chē | shopping cart |
| 购物广场 | gòu wù guǎng chǎng | shopping mall |
| 购物节 | gòu wù jié | shopping festival; large-scale promotional sales event (e.g. Singles' Day 雙十一|双十一[Shuang1 … |
| 特易购 | Tè yì gòu | Tesco, British-based supermarket chain |
| 收购要约 | shōu gòu yāo yuē | takeover bid |
| 购物 | gòu wù | shopping |
| 定购 | dìng gòu | to order goods; to place an order |
| 加购 | jiā gòu | to buy (sth extra); to make an additional purchase |
| 购得 | gòu dé | to purchase; to acquire |
| 统购统销 | tǒng gòu tǒng xiāo | state monopoly of purchasing and marketing |
| 乐购 | Lè gòu | Tesco, UK-based supermarket chain |
| 代购 | dài gòu | to buy (on behalf of sb) |
| 回购 | huí gòu | buyback; repurchase; to buy back |
| 内购 | nèi gòu | buying direct from your company at preferential prices; (gaming) in-app purchase |
| 网购 | wǎng gòu | Internet shopping; to purchase online |
| 废品收购站 | fèi pǐn shōu gòu zhàn | salvage station; recycling center |
| 优先承购权 | yōu xiān chéng gòu quán | prior purchase right; right of first refusal (ROFR); preemptive right to purchase |