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勾
gòu
1. affair
2. to reach for (with hand)
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

勾
gōu
to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
HSK 6 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

勾连
gōulián
to link
打勾
dǎgōu
to check
勾人
gōurén
sexy
勾兑
gōuduì
to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)
勾出
gōuchū
to delineate
勾划
gōuhuà
to sketch
勾勒
gōulè
to draw the outline of
勾引
gōuyǐn
to seduce
勾阑
gōulán
variant of [[勾欄|勾栏<gōulán>]]
勾手
gōushǒu
to collude with
勾拳
gōuquán
hook (punch in boxing)
勾搭
gōuda
to gang up
勾栏
gōulán
brothel
勾玉
gōuyù
magatama (Japanese curved beads)
勾留
gōuliú
to stay
勾画
gōuhuà
to sketch out
勾当
gòudàng
shady business
勾结
gōujié
to collude with
HSK 6
勾缝
gōufèng
to point a brick wall
勾联
gōulián
variant of [[勾連|勾连<gōulián>]]

Alternate Entries

勾
Gōu
surname Gou
勾
gōu
to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of [[鉤|钩<gōu>]], hook

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,033
Word Frequency Rank
4,559 of 84,292