挂 guà
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 圭 jade tablet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
挂钩
guàgōu
to link with; hook
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 若教师收入完全与升学率挂钩，教育评价就会被严重扭曲。 Ruò jiàoshī shōurù wánquán yǔ shēngxuélǜ guàgōu, jiàoyù píngjià jiù huì bèi yánzhòng niǔqū. If teachers' income is fully linked to entrance-exam rates, educational evaluation will be seriously distorted.
- 他的奖金和每个月的销售业绩直接挂钩。 Tā de jiǎngjīn hé měi ge yuè de xiāoshòu yèjì zhíjiē guàgōu. His bonus is directly tied to his monthly sales results.
- 学校把学生的出勤情况和奖学金挂钩。 Xuéxiào bǎ xuésheng de chūqín qíngkuàng hé jiǎngxuéjīn guàgōu. The school links students' attendance to their scholarships.
Related words
- 挂 guà to hang
- 挂念 guàniàn to miss; to worry about
- 挂失 guàshī to report the loss of something
- 牵挂 qiānguà to worry about; to miss; to be concerned about
- 悬挂 xuánguà to hang; to suspend
- 钩 gōu hook; to hook
- 不力 búlì ineffective; inadequate
- 过硬 guòyìng solid; reliable; up to standard
- 不愧 búkuì to be worthy of; as expected
- 典范 diǎnfàn model; exemplar
- 崇尚 chóngshàng to value highly; to advocate; to esteem
- 导向 dǎoxiàng orientation; guidance; to guide towards