Chinese words pronounced gou (any tone) 24 words, in the 3 tones gou is read in. gōu (1st tone) 7 words 沟(gōu) ditch 勾(gōu) attract 钩(gōu) hook 缑(gōu) hilt 枸(gōu) bent 篝(gōu) bamboo cage 韝(gōu) archer's arm guard 溝(gōu) ditch 勾(gōu) attract 鉤(gōu) hook 緱(gōu) hilt 枸(gōu) bent 篝(gōu) bamboo cage 韝(gōu) archer's arm guard gǒu (3rd tone) 5 words 狗(gǒu) dog 苟(gǒu) if indeed 岣(gǒu) name of a hill in Hunan 笱(gǒu) basket for trapping fish 耇(gǒu) wrinkled face of the elderly 狗(gǒu) dog 苟(gǒu) if indeed 岣(gǒu) name of a hill in Hunan 笱(gǒu) basket for trapping fish 耇(gǒu) wrinkled face of the elderly gòu (4th tone) 12 words 够(gòu) enough 购(gòu) buy 构(gòu) reach by stretching 垢(gòu) dirt 彀(gòu) draw a bow to the full 姤(gòu) copulate 诟(gòu) disgrace 媾(gòu) marry 觏(gòu) complete 冓(gòu) ten billions 遘(gòu) meet unexpectedly 雊(gòu) crowing of pheasant 夠(gòu) enough 購(gòu) buy 搆(gòu) reach by stretching 構(gòu) construct 垢(gòu) dirt 彀(gòu) draw a bow to the full 姤(gòu) copulate 詬(gòu) disgrace 媾(gòu) marry 覯(gòu) complete 冓(gòu) ten billions 遘(gòu) meet unexpectedly