購 [沟] gòu
verb
: to buy; to purchase
: hire
Kun Reading
購う | あがなう aganau
godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to compensate; to make up for
On Reading
コウ kou
購買 [购买] gou4mai3: to purchase; to buy [購買 | こうばい koubai: procurement; purchase; buying]
購買者 [购买者] gou4mai3 zhe3: purchaser
[購買者 | こうばいしゃ koubaisha: buyer]
購[购]物 gou4wu4: shopping
購物中心 [购物中心] gou4 wu4 zhong1 xin1: shopping center
OR
購物廣場 [购物广场] gou4 wu4 guang3 chang3: shopping mall
OR
購物大廈 [购物大厦] gou4 wu4 da4 sha4: shopping mall
購物券[购物券] gou4 wu4 quan4: coupon
購銷 [购销] gou4xiao1: sale
購[购]房 gou4fang2: home buying
購[购]得 gou4de2: to purchase; to acquire
採購 [采购] cai3gou4: to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
訂購 [订购] ding4gou4: to place an order; to subscribe
收購[购] shou1gou4: to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company)
收購要約 [收购要约] shou1 gou4 yao1 yue1: takeover bid
選購 [选购] xuan3’gou4: to select and purchase; to buy
郵購 [邮购] you2gou4: mail order; to purchase by mail
Japanese common word
購読 | こうどく koudoku: paid subscription (e.g. magazine)
購読者 | こうどくしゃ kou sokusha: subscriber; reader; buyer
形声 Pictophonetic.
貝 (bei4: shell radical 154) suggests the meaning while
冓 (gou4: inner room) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
购. Created as unique simplification #78 (購 » 购) via replacement of character component.
Examples:
この新聞は購読者が多い。
このしんぶんはこうどくしゃがおおい kono shinbun wa kou dokusha ga ooi
This paper has a large circulation. (This paper has a large readership)
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
