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钩
鉤
gōu
1. to hook
2. to sew
3. to crochet
4. hook
5. check mark or tick
6. window catch
Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

钩
gōu
hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

钩儿
gōur
erhua variant of [[鉤|钩<gōu>]]
钩住
gōuzhù
to hook onto
钩稽
gōujī
variant of [[鉤稽|钩稽<gōujī>]]
钓钩
diàogōu
fishhook
竖钩
shùgōu
vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
衣钩
yīgōu
clothes hook
后钩
hòugōu
unfinished business
倒钩
dàogōu
barb
打钩
dǎgōu
to tick
拉钩
lāgōu
pinky swear
挂钩
guàgōu
hook (on which to hang sth)
吊钩
diàogōu
suspended hook
搭钩
dāgōu
a hook
挠钩
náogōu
iron hook at the end a long pole
鱼钩
yúgōu
fishhook
斜钩
xiégōu
(downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)
铁钩
tiěgōu
iron hook
钩针
gōuzhēn
crochet hook
钩花
gōuhuā
to crochet
咬钩
yǎogōu
to bite

Alternate Entries

钩
gōu
variant of [[鉤|钩<gōu>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,253
Word Frequency Rank
4,931 of 84,292

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