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Pinyin: gōuEnglish Definition: to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catchChinese Definition: ①悬挂或探取东西用的器具，形状弯曲，头端尖锐：钩子。秤钩儿。火钩子。
②形状像钩子的：蝎的钩子。钩针。
③汉字笔形之一(亅、乛、乚、乙等)。
④用钩形物搭、挂或探取：钩住树枝爬上去。
⑤研究，探寻：钩玄。钩沉。钩校(jiào)。
⑥牵连：钩党(指相牵连的同党)。
⑦同“勾”。
⑧一种缝纫法，多指缝合衣边：钩贴边。
⑨古代兵器：钩戟。纯钩(剑名)。吴钩(刀名)。
⑩镰刀。
⑾古代称圆规。Total strokes: 9;
Radical: 金 Ideographic: A metal
钅 hook
勾;
勾 also provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
- ⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 勾 [ gōu ] to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
Example Words:
挂钩 [
guà gōu ]: hook (on which to hang sth); to couple; to link together; to establish contact with; hook; coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)
倒钩 [
dào gōu ]: barb; bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football)
Example Sentences- 我不明白那些想两个都要的男人们；他们想要结婚，他们还想要像单身汉一样自由的生活钩住所有的女人。
I fail to understand that some men want both; they want to get married and they even want to live like a bachelor with all hook ups and freedom.
- 他们喜欢竞赛，追逐女孩子让他们感到出奇的兴奋，钩到以后再去寻找其他人。
They love the race, the amazing thrill to chase girls, get hooked and then again look for someone else.
- 在我经过花园走到大路上时，在一个墙上钉了一个系缰绳用的铁钩的地方，我看见一个白的什么东西乱动，显然不是风吹的，而是另一个什么东西使它动。
In passing the garden to reach the road, at a place where a bridle hook is driven into the wall, I saw something white moved irregularly, evidently by another agent than the wind.
- 当我在研究生院开始学习经济学的时候，标准的操作程序是引进技术和规则，把二者都当作天钩。
When I started studying economics in graduate school, the standard operating procedure was to introduce both technology and rules as skyhooks.
- 她在那些谁也不会想到要去看一下的地方添上无数的钩扣和别针。
She multiplied clasps and pins where no one would have dreamed of looking.
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