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) to attract 钩(gōu) to hook 缑(gōu) rope attached to a sword hilt 枸(gōu) bent 溝(gōu) ditch 勾(gōu) to attract 鉤(gōu) to hook 緱(gōu) rope attached to a sword hilt 枸(gōu) bent All 7 words pronounced gōu 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) to buy 构(gòu) (coll.) variant of 够 gòu 垢(gòu) dirt 彀(gòu) to draw a bow to the full 夠(gòu) enough 購(gòu) to buy 搆(gòu) (coll.) variant of 够 gòu 構(gòu) to construct 垢(gòu) dirt All 12 words pronounced gòu