够

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enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,467 U+591F

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

多 (semantic, “more”) + 句 (phonetic, jù)

components: 句多

enough · Heisig RSH #117

句 sentence + 多 many

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 句

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 句 (jù) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
句 sound component	jù	sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph; stanza
狗	gǒu	dog
鸲	qú	mynah; Erithacus species (various)
拘	jū	to detain, to restrain, to seize
苟	gǒu	careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only
枸	gōu	a kind of aspen found in Sichuan
驹	jū	colt; fleet, swift; surname
朐	qú	warm
昫	xù	warm
鼩	qú	shrew
劬	qú	diligent; to toil, to endeavor
岣	gǒu	a hill in Hunan
笱	gǒu	a basket trap for fish

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
巴不能够	bā bù néng gòu	avid; eager for; longing for; to look forward to
够得上	gòu de shàng	to be good enough to be regarded as; to meet the standard expected of
够不着	gòu bu zháo	to be unable to reach
够得着	gòu de zháo	to reach (with one's hand etc); (fig.) to attain (an objective)
够意思	gòu yì si	wonderful; great; delightful; very kind; generous
够受的	gòu shòu de	to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear
不够	bù gòu	not enough; insufficient; inadequate
有够	yǒu gòu	very; extremely
够本	gòu běn	to break even; to get one's money's worth
够用	gòu yòng	adequate; sufficient; enough
管够	guǎn gòu	(coll.) as much as one wants; in plentiful supply
够格	gòu gé	able to pass muster; qualified; apt; presentable
能够	néng gòu	to be capable of; to be able to; can
足够	zú gòu	enough; sufficient
受够	shòu gòu	to have had enough of; to be fed up with; to have had one's fill of
够味	gòu wèi	lit. just the right flavor; just right; just the thing; excellent
够朋友	gòu péng you	(coll.) to be a true friend
够呛	gòu qiàng	unbearable; terrible; enough; unlikely
够戗	gòu qiàng	variant of 夠嗆\|够呛[gou4 qiang4]