| 苟 | gǒu | if indeed; thoughtless; surname Gou |
| 一丝不苟 | yī sī bù gǒu | not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place |
| 苟延残喘 | gǒu yán cán chuǎn | to struggle on whilst at death’s door (idiom) |
| 苟且 | gǒu qiě | perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex) |
| 不苟 | bù gǒu | not lax; not casual; careful; conscientious |
| 未敢苟同 | wèi gǎn gǒu tóng | can't agree with |
| 苟且偷安 | gǒu qiě tōu ān | seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself; taking things easily without attending to responsibilities |
| 苟且偷生 | gǒu qiě tōu shēng | to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence |
| 苟合 | gǒu hé | illicet sexual relations |
| 苟同 | gǒu tóng | to agree blindly |
| 苟存 | gǒu cún | to drift through life |