How to write 钩

Animated Stroke Order of 钩

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Free Printable 钩 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "钩"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 钩

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "钩"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 钩

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Meaning of 钩

Pinyin gōu

Radical

钅

Strokes

Definition

entice / hook

Usage

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钩 gōu 名词 1. A tool for hanging or retrieving items, shaped in a curve and with a sharp end: 例如：钩子 (hook), 秤钩儿 (scales hook), 火钩子 (fire hook). 2. Shaped like a hook: 例如：蝎的钩子 (the stinger of a scorpion), 钩针 (hook needle). 3. One of the strokes used in Chinese characters (亅、乛、乚). 4. To use a hook-shaped object to hook, hang, or retrieve: 例如：钩住树枝爬上去 (hook onto a branch to climb up). 5. To study or explore. 6. To involve or implicate. 7. Same as "勾" (to hook). 8. A type of sewing method, often referring to sewing the edges of clothing. 9. An ancient weapon. 10. A sickle. 11. In ancient times, referred to as a compass. 动词 1. To hook or retrieve: 例如：钩取 (to hook), 钩住 (to hook onto). 2. Extended meaning refers to apprehending or capturing. 3. To explore or investigate: 例如：钩玄 (to probe into mysteries), 钩沉 (to dig deep to investigate). 4. To implicate or involve. 象声词 Bird calls: For example, 钩钩 (sound of deep sleep), 钩輈 (sound of a partridge), 钩胶 (sound of birds chirping).

抓钩 zhuā gōu

grapnel

挂钩 guà gōu

hook (on which to hang sth) / to couple / to link together / to establish contact with / hook / coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)

挠钩 náo gōu

iron hook at the end a long pole

爪钩 zhǎo gōu

grabber / claw hook

秤钩 chèng gōu

steelyard hook

钓钩 diào gōu

fishhook

倒钩 dào gōu

barb / bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football)

脱钩 tuō gōu

to cut ties / to disconnect / out of touch

钩子 gōu zi

hook

上钩 shàng gōu

to take the bait

鱼钩 yú gōu

fishhook

悬钩子 xuán gōu zi

mayberry / wineberry

钩虫 gōu chóng

hookworm / ancylostome

钩针 gōu zhēn

crochet hook / crochet needle

铁钩 tiě gōu

iron hook

愿者上钩 yuàn zhě shàng gōu

The bait

钩挂 gōu guà

hook

钩沉 gōu chén

to explore esoteric principles or compile lost materials.

钩深致远 gōu shēn zhì yuǎn

probe into the profound truth / go deeply into and proceed far for abstruse subjects

银钩 yín gōu

Silver hook

钩心斗角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

variant of 勾心鬥角|勾心斗角[gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3]