Dictionary › 勾

勾

gōu

HSK 6 Character

What 勾 means

1. to attract
2. to arouse
3. to tick
4. to strike out
5. to delineate
6. to collude
7. variant of {钩|gōu}, hook

Other readings

勾 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• gòuused in {勾当|gòu dàng}
• Gōusurname Gou

Example sentences

• 我不愿意勾起久远的回忆。
  Wǒ bù yuànyì gōuqǐ jiǔyuǎn de huíyì.
  I don't want to stir up old memories.
• 在网上勾人比在街上容易。
  It is easier to hit on people on the Internet than in the street.
• 孩子的新毛衣上勾了一个洞。
  Háizi de xīn máoyī shàng gōu le yī gè dòng.
  The child has picked a hole in his new jumper.
• 这首歌勾起了我童年的回忆。
  Zhè shǒu gē gōuqǐ le wǒ tóngnián de huíyì.
  This song reminds me of my childhood.
• 这些音乐勾起了我儿时的回忆。
  Zhèxiē yīnyuè gōuqǐ le wǒ érshí de huíyì.
  The music carried me back to my childhood.
• 他用他的迪吉里杜管勾引了她。
  Tāyòng tā de díjílǐdùguǎn gōuyǐn le tā.
  He seduced her with his didgeridoo.

Words starting with 勾

• 勾结gōu jiéto collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with
• 勾引gōu yǐnto seduce; to tempt
• 勾当gòu dàngshady business
• 勾勒gōu lèto draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch
• 勾画gōu huàto sketch out; to delineate
• 勾搭gōu dato gang up; to fool around with; to make up to
• 勾心斗角gōu xīn dòu jiǎoto fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and…
• 勾兑gōu duìto blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)
• 勾践Gōu JiànKing Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
• 勾人gōu rénsexy; seductive
• 勾出gōu chūto delineate; to articulate; to evoke
• 勾划gōu huàto sketch; to delineate
• 勾手gōu shǒuto collude with; to collaborate; (basketball) hook shot
• 勾拳gōu quánhook (punch in boxing)
• 勾栏gōu lánbrothel; theater; carved balustrade
• 勾玉gōu yùmagatama (Japanese curved beads)
• 勾留gōu liúto stay; to stop over; to break one's journey
• 勾破gōu pò(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
• 勾缝gōu fèngto point a brick wall; to grout a tiled surface
• 勾号gōu hàocheck mark (✓)
• 勾走gōu zǒuto steal (sb's heart)
• 勾起gōu qǐto evoke; to induce; to call to mind
• 勾通gōu tōngto collude with; to conspire
• 勾连gōu liánto be linked together; to be involved with; to collude

Words containing 勾

• 直勾勾zhí gōu gōu(of one's gaze) fixed; staring
• 打勾dǎ gōuto check; to tick; (old) to buy
• 拉勾儿lā gōu rerhua form of 拉勾
• 左右勾拳zuǒ yòu gōu quánleft hook and right hook (boxing); the old one-two
• 里勾外连lǐ gōu wài liánto act from inside in coordination with attackers outside…
• 越王勾践Yuè Wáng Gōu JiànKing Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
• 配件挂勾pèi jiàn guà gōuaccessory hook
• 一笔勾销yī bǐ gōu xiāoto write off at one stroke
• 拉勾lā gōuvariant of 拉钩
• 打勾勾dǎ gōu gōusee 拉钩
• 高勾丽Gāo gōu lívariant of 高句丽

Characters that look like 勾

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 句jùsentence; clause; phrase
• 匀yúneven; well-distributed; uniform
• 勿wùdo not
• 匆cōnghurried; hasty

Sounds the same

Read gōu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 沟ditch; gutter; groove
• 钩to hook; to sew; to crochet
• 缑rope attached to a sword hilt; (archaic) hilt; sword
• 篝bamboo frame for drying clothes; bamboo cage
• 枸bent; crooked
• 佝used in 佝偻; Taiwan pr. kòu
• 韝archer's arm guard
• 句variant of 勾
• 鞲variant of 韝