购 (gòu) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- to buy
- to purchase
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
购 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 购 is 贝 — meaning sea shell. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 资败费负贺货赢责账赚.
How the character is built
购 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 贝 (money) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 勾 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 购
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
购 appears in 22 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 购 / 相关任务
Words containing 购 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 购 mean in Chinese?
购 (gòu) means to buy, to purchase. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 购 have?
购 is written in 8 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 购?
The radical of 购 is 贝 (sea shell). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 资, 败, 费, 负, 贺.
What is the pinyin for 购?
购 is pronounced gòu.
What HSK 4 words use 购?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 购 appears in 3 words, including 购买 (gòumǎi), 购物 (gòuwù), 网购 (wǎnggòu). See the full list above.