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{{also|够}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=36|rad=夕|as=08|sn=11|four=27220|canj=NNPR|ids=⿰多句}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0247.100|dkj=05777|dj=0491.120|hdz=20864.050|uh=5920|ud=22816|bh=B0F7|bd=45303}}

====Usage notes====
This character is listed in the {{w|Kangxi dictionary}} as an [[alternative]] form of {{m|mul|够}}.

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|多|句|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}}.

===Etymology 1===
{{zh-forms|s=够|t2=够|alt=彀,勾}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=gòu
|ma=Zh-gòu.ogg
|c=gau3
|c-t=geu1
|h=pfs=kieu
|md=gáiu
|mn=ml,jj,tw:kàu/qz:kiò/xm,zz:kò͘
|mn_note=kàu - vernacular; kiò/kò͘ - literary
|mn-t=gou3/gao3
|mn-t_note=gou3 - literary; gao3 - vernacular
|w=
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=a
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# to be [[enough]]; to be [[sufficient]]; to [[reach]] or [[achieve]] a desired level
#: {{zh-x|我 的 錢 不夠。|I don't have enough money.}}
#: {{zh-x|一個 就 夠 了。|One is enough.}}
#: {{zh-x|他們 說 沒 吃 夠。|They say that they're still hungry. (''lit.'' They say that they didn't eat '''enough'''.)}}
# to [[reach]]
#: {{zh-co|夠 不 著[着]{zháo}|can't '''reach'''}}
# to have [[enough]] of something; to have a [[sufficient]] amount of something
#: {{zh-co|夠 嗮 嘢 食|having plenty of things to eat|C}}
#: {{zh-x|佢 唔 夠膽 食 鳳爪。|He doesn't have enough guts to try chicken feet.|C}}
#: {{zh-x|我 夠 了。|I'm fine./I don't need more.}}
# {{lb|zh|with negative connotations}} [[quite]]; [[impressively]]
#: {{zh-x|你們 真的 是 夠 厲害 了！|You lot are ridiculous!}}
#: {{zh-x|夠嗮 煩|annoying to a remarkable extent|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[also]] {{attn|zh|there seems to be a difference with 都}}
#: {{zh-x|好 叻{lek1} 咩？我 夠 識 英文 啦。|You're so smart! I '''also''' know English.|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Hakka}} [[serious]]; [[hardworking]]
# {{lb|zh|Hakka}} [[arrogant]]
# {{lb|zh|Teochew}} [[whole]]; [[entire]]
#: {{zh-co|夠日|'''whole''' day|tr='''gao3''' rig8|MN-T}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{s|to be enough}} {{q|Xinzhou Jin}} {{zh-l|足沿}}
* {{qualifier|Hakka}} {{zh-l|罅|tr=la}}
{{zh-dial|整}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|夠味|夠分量|不夠格|儘夠|夠嗆|夥夠|夠面子|夠瞧的|夠情調|不夠味|不夠料|僅夠|夠本|夠不上|不夠|夠義氣|夠朋友|夠數|夠勁|夠交情|夠過兒|夠格|不夠眼光|夠受|不夠瞧|不夠數兒|足夠|能夠|夠皮|有夠|夠力}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-forms|s=够|t2=够}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=gau3
|c-t=geu1
|cat=a
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} {{alt form of|zh|疚|tr=-||[[tired]]}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=|rs=夕08}}

# {{rfdef|ja|sort=夕08}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=く
|kanon=こう
|kun=あつ-まる, おお-い<おほ-い
}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=|rs=夕08
|hanviet=cú-tvctdhv;hvttd;tchvtd, cấu-tvctdhv, hú-tvctdhv
|phienthiet=
|nom=cấu-gdhn;btcn
}}

# {{vi-Han form of|cú|to reach a goal or satisfaction}}

====References====
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