Cojak

Hanzi Character Search: 苟

82DF

苟
careless, frivolous; illicit; grammatical particle: if, but, if only; surname; grass name; distinguish DKW 30853 (ji4)
Radical
Strokes (without radical) 5 Total Strokes 11
Mandarin reading goǔ goū Cantonese reading gau2
Japanese on reading kou ku Japanese kun reading iyashikumo
Korean reading kwu Vietnamese reading
Semantic Variant(s)

CEDICT Entries:

   [ goǔ guì xiāng wàng ]    don't forget your friends when you become rich
   [ goǔ yán cán chuǎn ]    to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
⇒    [ goǔ ]    lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom), fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
⇒    [ goǔ ]    not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules, meticulous, not one hair out of place

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