| gǒu | surname Gou/if indeed/thoughtless |
| 苟 | surname Gou |
| 苟且 | perfunctory careless drifting along |
| 苟且偷安 | seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself taking things easily without attending to responsibilities |
| 苟且偷生 | to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence |
| 苟全 | preserve one's humble existence at all costs |
| 苟全性命 | manage to stay alive with sacrifice of principles |
| 苟合 | illicet sexual relations |
| 苟同 | agree without giving serious thought |
| 苟存 | to drift through life |
| 苟安 | seek momentary ease |
| 苟安一时 | to gain some respite for oneself; to seek security for a time |
| 苟延残喘 | to struggle on whilst at death’s door (idiom) |
| 苟得 | To obtain unlawfully. |
| 苟活 | live on in degradation |
| 苟简 | too brief to be intelligible; slipshod |