钩

Traditional (Taiwan): 鉤

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gōu ㄍㄡ

- to hook
- to sew
- to crochet
- hook
- check mark or tick
- window catch

Classifiers (measure words)

to hook

钩了一下 xià give it a hook

hook; check mark or tick; window catch

一个钩 gè one hook

钩 itself can also be a classifier

Other words read gōu

In the same tone

沟 gōu ditch
勾 gōu attract
缑 gōu hilt
枸 gōu bent
篝 gōu bamboo cage
韝 gōu archer's arm guard

gou with other tones

够 gòu enough
狗 gǒu dog
购 gòu buy
构 gòu reach by stretching
苟 gǒu if indeed
垢 gòu dirt
彀 gòu draw a bow to the full
岣 gǒu name of a hill in Hunan
姤 gòu copulate
诟 gòu disgrace
笱 gǒu basket for trapping fish
媾 gòu marry

All 24 words read gou in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 钩

部首 radical: 钅
笔画 strokes: 9, with 4 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 钅勾

Practise writing 钩this character

Trace 钩, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

Writing drills that include 钩: HSK 7-9 vocabulary, part 12: writing drill 6 of 8.

Potential verbal descriptions

钩(gōu)子(zi)的(de)钩(gōu) gōuzi de gōu ㄍㄡ ˙ㄗ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄡ
金(jīn)字(zì)旁(páng)的(de)钩(gōu) jīn zì páng de gōu ㄐㄧㄣㄗˋ ㄆㄤˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄡ

Words with 钩

Starting with 钩

钩子 gōuzi hook
钩针 gōuzhēn crochet hook
钩拳 gōuquán hook
钩破 gōupò snag
钩花 gōuhuā crochet
钩住 gōuzhù hook onto
钩吻 gōuwěn heartbreak grass
钩嘴圆尾鹱 gōuzuǐyuánwěihù Tahiti petrel
钩嘴林鵙 gōuzuǐlínjú large woodshrike
钩扣 gōukòu hook
钩环 gōuhuán shackle
钩稽 gōujī explore

All 15 words starting with 钩

Ending with 钩

挂钩 guàgōu couple
上钩 shànggōu take the bait
脱钩 tuōgōu cut ties
倒钩 dàogōu barb
鱼钩 yúgōu fishhook
钓钩 diàogōu fishhook
挠钩 náogōu iron hook at the end a long pole
秤钩 chènggōu steelyard hook
吊钩 diàogōu suspended hook
打钩 dǎgōu tick
拉钩 lāgōu make a pinky promise
搭钩 dāgōu hook

All 21 words ending with 钩

Containing 钩

鹰钩鼻 yīnggōubí aquiline nose
华南斑胸钩嘴鹛 huánánbānxiōnggōuzuǐméi grey-sided scimitar babbler
台湾斑胸钩嘴鹛 táiwānbānxiōnggōuzuǐméi black-necklaced scimitar babbler
台湾棕颈钩嘴鹛 táiwānzōngjǐnggōuzuǐméi Taiwan scimitar babbler
斑胸钩嘴鹛 bānxiōnggōuzuǐméi black-streaked scimitar babbler
无钩绦虫 wúgōutāochóng beef tapeworm
有钩绦虫 yǒugōutāochóng tapeworm
棕头钩嘴鹛 zōngtóugōuzuǐméi red-billed scimitar babbler
棕颈钩嘴鹛 zōngjǐnggōuzuǐméi streak-breasted scimitar babbler
红嘴钩嘴鹛 hóngzuǐgōuzuǐméi black-crowned scimitar babbler
锈脸钩嘴鹛 xiùliǎngōuzuǐméi rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler
长嘴钩嘴鹛 chángzuǐgōuzuǐméi large scimitar babbler

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Sources

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HSK 考试大纲, 中外语言交流合作中心, no licence stated
Make Me a Hanzi, from fonts by Arphic Technology Co., Ltd., Arphic Public License