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勾

gōu

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

gōu · ngau1 (Jyutping)

  1. to attract
  2. to arouse
  3. to tick
  4. to strike out
  5. to delineate
  6. to collude
  7. variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
  8. surname Gou

gòu · ngau1 (Jyutping)

  1. used in 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

勾

Meaning
hook, join, connect; entice
Radical
勹
Strokes
4
Components
⿹勹厶
Cangjie
PI
Four-corner
2772.0

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