gōu

to tick; to attract; to arouse

HSK 6 #2034

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2034th character
Radical ⼓ (20.2)
Strokes 4
Index # 158

Definitions

勾 gōu
  1. 1. to tick
  2. 2. to attract
  3. 3. to arouse
  4. 4. to delineate
  5. 5. to strike out
  6. 6. to collude
  7. 7. variant of gōu, hook
  8. 8. surname Gou
勾 gòu
  1. 1. see gòu dàng

Stroke order

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勾 stroke order animation

Words containing 勾

Word Meaning
magatama (Japanese curved beads)
to stay; to stop over; to break one's journey
to sketch out; to delineate
shady business
(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
to collude with; to gang up with; to collaborate with
to grout a tiled surface; to point a brick wall
to grout a tiled surface; to point a brick wall
variant of gōu lián
variant of gōu lián
to thicken with cornstarch
to steal (sb's heart)
to evoke; to call to mind; to induce
King Goujian of the Yue state
King Goujian of Yue
to collude; collusion; to be involved with
to collude; collusion; to be involved with
to write off; to cancel
variant of gōu lán
variant of gōu lán
left hook and right hook (boxing); the old one-two
to check; to tick; (old) to buy
to cross little fingers (between children) as a promise
to cross little fingers (between children) as a promise