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钩

gōu

HSK 6 Character Traditional 鉤

What 钩 means

1. to hook
2. to sew
3. to crochet
4. hook
5. check mark or tick
6. window catch

Other readings

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

• gōuvariant of {钩|gōu}

Example sentences

• 上钩了！
  Fish on!
• 把你的外套挂在钩子上。
  Bǎ nǐ de wàitào guà zài gōuzi shàng.
  Hang your coat on the hook.
• 我把我的帽子挂在挂钩上。
  Wǒ bǎ wǒ de màozi guà zài guàgōu shàng.
  I hung my hat on the peg.
• 汤姆将他的衬衣挂在了挂钩上。
  Tom hung his shirt on a coat hook.
• 齐里在车库里装上了用来挂园艺工具的挂钩。
  Ziri put up hooks for gardening tools in the garage.
• 在很多人的印象中，五声音阶往往与中国音乐挂钩。
  For many individuals, the pentatonic scale is associated with Chinese music.

Words starting with 钩

• 钩子gōu zihook
• 钩住gōu zhùto hook onto; to hitch onto; to catch onto
• 钩吻gōu wěnheartbreak grass (Gelsemium elegans)
• 钩扣gōu kòuhook
• 钩拳gōu quán(boxing) hook
• 钩环gōu huánshackle (U-shaped link)
• 钩破gōu pò(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
• 钩编gōu biānto crochet
• 钩花gōu huāto crochet
• 钩针gōu zhēncrochet hook; crochet needle
• 钩端螺旋体病gōu duān luó xuán tǐ bìngleptospirosis
• 钩稽gōu jīto explore; to investigate; to audit (accounts, books etc)
• 钩嘴林鵙gōu zuǐ lín jú(bird species of China) large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)
• 钩嘴圆尾鹱gōu zuǐ yuán wěi hù(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
• 钩儿gōu rerhua variant of 钩
• 钩心斗角gōu xīn dòu jiǎovariant of 勾心斗角

Words containing 钩

• 挂钩guà gōuto couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.)…
• 上钩shàng gōuto take the bait
• 鱼钩yú gōufishhook
• 倒钩dào gōubarb; (football) bicycle kick; overhead kick
• 吊钩diào gōususpended hook; hanging hook; hanger
• 咬钩yǎo gōu(of fish) to bite; to take the bait
• 后钩hòu gōu(dialect) unfinished business; trailing sound
• 打钩dǎ gōuto tick; to check; tick mark
• 拉钩lā gōuto make a pinky promise
• 搭钩dā gōua hook; to make contact with sb
• 斜钩xié gōu(downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)
• 横钩héng gōuhorizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
• 窗钩chuāng gōuwindow hook; window latch
• 脱钩tuō gōuto cut ties; to disconnect; out of touch
• 衣钩yī gōuclothes hook
• 钓钩diào gōufishhook
• 铁钩tiě gōuiron hook
• 横斜钩héng xié gōu⺄ stroke in Chinese characters
• 钓钩儿diào gōu rerhua form of 钓钩
• 鹰钩鼻yīng gōu bíaquiline nose; Roman nose
• 拉后钩儿lā hòu gōu r(dialect) to leave unfinished business
• 挠钩náo gōuiron hook at the end a long pole
• 竖钩shù gōuvertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
• 秤钩chèng gōusteelyard hook

Characters built on 勾

These share the phonetic component 勾 (gōu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 构gòuto construct; to form; to make up
• 购gòuto buy; to purchase
• 沟gōuditch; gutter; groove

Characters that look like 钩

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

• 购gòuto buy; to purchase
• 饰shìdecoration; ornament; to decorate
• 钙gàicalcium (chemistry)
• 钧jūn30 catties; great; your (honorific)
• 钶kēcolumbium
• 铈shìcerium (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read gōu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 沟ditch; gutter; groove
• 勾to attract; to arouse; to tick
• 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