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Meaning of 勾

Pinyin gōu、 gòu

Radical

勹

Strokes

Definition

to cancel / to delineate / hook, affair / to reach for (with hand)

Usage

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勾 [gōu] 动词 1. 用笔画出符号，表示删除或截取：to draw a symbol with a pen to indicate deletion or selection. 2. 画出形象的轮廓，描画：to outline an image, to delineate. 3. 用灰、水泥等涂抹建筑物的缝：to apply gray, cement, etc. to the seams of a building. 4. 调和使黏，调味：to thicken and flavor. 5. 牵引，招引：to draw or attract. 6. 停留，逗留：to stay or linger. 7. 摄取：to extract or absorb. 8. 中国古代数学著作中称不等腰直角三角形中较短的直角边：in ancient Chinese mathematics, refers to the shorter leg of a right triangle. 勾 [gōu] 名词 1. 古代指不等腰三角形中较短的直角边：in ancient times, referred to the shorter leg of a right triangle. 2. 另见 gòu: see also gòu. 勾 [gōu] 动词 1. 本作“句”。弯曲：originally "sentence", to bend. 2. 删除或截取：to cancel or delete. 3. 勾勒(用笔先勾一个轮廓)：to delineate (to outline with a pen). 4. 勾结：to collude with. 5. 勾引，引诱：to seduce or entice. 6. 捉拿，逮捕：to catch or arrest. 7. 调和使粘：to thicken or bind together. 8. 得到：to get or obtain. 勾 [gòu] 名词 1. 事情，多指坏事：matter or affair, often refers to bad things. 2. 古同“够”，达到，探取：same as "gòu", to reach or obtain. 3. 姓：a surname. 勾 [gòu] 名词圈套 (trap): such as 勾中 (to fall into a trap). 勾 [gòu] 形容词 1. 用同“够”。足够;能够：same as "gòu", means enough; sufficient; can. 2. 另见 gōu: see also gōu. 勾 [gòu] 名词圈套 (trap): such as 勾中 (to fall into a trap). 勾 [gòu] 形容词 1. 用同“够”。足够;能够：same as "gòu", means enough; sufficient; can. 2. 另见 gōu: see also gōu.

勾勒 gōu lè

to draw the outline of / to outline / to sketch / to delineate contours of / to give a brief account of

勾引 gōu yǐn

to seduce / to tempt

勾当 gòu dàng

shady business

勾践 Gōu Jiàn

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

一笔勾销 yī bǐ gōu xiāo

to write off at one stroke

勾画 gōu huà

to sketch out / to delineate

勾搭 gōu da

to gang up / to fool around with / to make up to

勾心斗角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined

直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu

with fixed eyes

勾股定理 gōu gǔ dìng lǐ

Pythagorean theorem

勾勾搭搭 gōu gōu dā dā

have illicit relations with sb. of the opposite sex / hitch with

勾栏 gōu lán

brothel / theater / carved balustrade

勾销 gōu xiāo

to write off / to cancel

勾连 gōu lián

to be linked together / to be involved with / to collude / interconnection / involvement / collusion

勾留 gōu liú

to stay / to stop over / to break one's journey

勾魂 gōu hún

do execution / erotic / captivate somebody's soul-enchant

勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi

arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)

勾掉 gōu diào

delete / cross out / write off / strike out

勾兑 gōu duì

to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)

勾结 gōu jié

to collude with / to collaborate with / to gang up with

勾魂摄魄 gōu hún shè pò

summon spirits / have the power to make men crazy