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Keyword
to hook
  • hook
  • barb
  • sickle
  • to link
Frequency
#2264
Strokes
9
Readings
gōu
Mnemonic
A metal 钅 hook 勾; 勾 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
钩gōu
to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch
挂钩guàgōu
to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 与 (yǔ) + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity}); (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc); hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
脱钩tuōgōu
to cut ties; to disconnect; out of touch
上钩shànggōu
to take the bait
钩针gōuzhēn
crochet hook; crochet needle
倒钩dàogōu
barb; (football) bicycle kick; overhead kick
吊钩diàogōu
suspended hook; hanging hook; hanger
钩住gōuzhù
to hook onto; to hitch onto; to catch onto
拉钩lāgōu
to make a pinky promise
鹰钩鼻yīnggōubí
aquiline nose; Roman nose
打钩dǎgōu
to tick; to check; tick mark; check mark
钩拳gōuquán
(boxing) hook
秤钩chènggōu
steelyard hook