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勾Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Total strokes: 4; Radical: 勹
Character Formation:
  • ⿹ Surround from upper right
Similar Characters: 勹
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1
Pinyin: gōu
English Definition:to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 钩 , hook
Chinese Definition:
①用笔画出符号，表示删除或截取：勾销。勾乙(在报刊书籍的某些词句两端画上像“乙”的记号，表示作为资料)。
②画出形象的轮廓，描画：勾画。勾勒。
③用灰、水泥等涂抹建筑物的缝(féng)：勾缝。
④调和使黏，调味：勾芡。
⑤牵引，招引：勾引。勾通。
⑥停留，逗留：勾留。
⑦摄取：勾魂摄魄(形容使人心神摇荡，控制不住)。
⑧中国古代数学著作中称不等腰直角三角形中较短的直角边：勾股定理。
Example Words:
勾结HSK 6 gōu jié to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with
勾勒 gōu lè to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of
勾画 gōu huà to sketch out; to delineate
勾引 gōu yǐn to seduce; to tempt
勾搭 gōu da to gang up; to fool around with; to make up to
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2
Pinyin: gòu
English Definition:see 勾当
Chinese Definition:
①事情，多指坏事：勾当。
②古同“够”，达到，探取。
③姓氏。
Example Words:
勾当 gòu dàng shady business
拉勾儿 lā gòu r to cross little fingers (between children) as a promise
无耻勾当 wú chǐ gòu dàng shameless practices (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
tā
她
zhí gōu gōu
直勾勾
de
地
dīng zhe
盯着
wǒ
我
。
She stared at me straight in the eye
2
diàn fěn
淀粉
（
jiā shuǐ
加水
hùn hé
混合
）
gōu qiàn
勾芡
Cornstarch (mix with water) for thickening
3
zhōng guó
中国
chuán tǒng
传统
huì huà
绘画
yǐ
以
bǐ mò
笔墨
gōu lè
勾勒
yì jìng
意境
，
zhǎn xiàn
展现
le
了
shēn suì
深邃
de
的
wén huà
文化
dǐ yùn
底蕴
。
Traditional Chinese painting depicts the artistic conception with brush and ink, showing the profound cultural heritage.
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