钩 gōu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 勾 to hook, to join, to connect
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
钩
gōu
hook; to hook
Character
Example phrases
- 渔民把钩藏在饵里，不懂的人很难看出危险。 Yúmín bǎ gōu cáng zài ěr lǐ, bù dǒng de rén hěn nán kànchū wēixiǎn. The fisherman hid the hook inside the bait, making the danger hard for the uninitiated to see.
- 他把外套挂在门后的钩子上。 Tā bǎ wàitào guà zài mén hòu de gōuzi shàng. He hung his coat on the hook behind the door.
- 弟弟用手指钩住我的手，不肯松开。 Dìdi yòng shǒuzhǐ gōu zhù wǒ de shǒu, bù kěn sōngkāi. My little brother hooked his finger around my hand and wouldn't let go.
Related words
- 挂钩 guàgōu to link with; hook
- 缸 gāng vat; jar; cylinder
- 斧子 fǔzi axe; hatchet
- 海绵 hǎimián sponge
- 锄 chú hoe; to hoe; to remove with a hoe
- 风筝 fēngzheng kite
- 铲 chǎn shovel; to shovel; to remove
- 拐杖 guǎizhàng walking stick; cane
- 锤 chuí hammer; to hammer
- 废物 fèiwù waste; useless thing or person
- 钉子 dīngzi nail
- 报废 bàofèi to scrap; to be discarded as unusable