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钩

Traditional: 鈎 · 鉤

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

  1. variant of 鉤|钩[gou1]
  2. to hook
  3. to sew
  4. to crochet
  5. hook
  6. check mark or tick
  7. window catch

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

钩

Meaning
hook, barb; sickle; stroke with
Radical
钅
Strokes
9
Components
⿰钅勾
Cangjie
XXXCP
Four-corner
8772

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