钩 - gōu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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钩 (鉤)

gōu

Definition

to hook
to sew
to crochet
hook
check mark or tick
window catch

Character Decomposition

Related words (44)

钩住

gōu zhù

to hook onto; to hitch onto; to catch onto

hook

hook

(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)

钩稽

gōu jī

to explore; to investigate; to audit (accounts, books etc)

to crochet

to crochet

crochet hook; crochet needle

boathook

(bird species of China) large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)

钩嘴圆尾鹱

gōu zuǐ yuán wěi hù

(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)

钩端螺旋体病

gōu duān luó xuán tǐ bìng

leptospirosis

to take the bait

barb; bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football)

吊钩

diào gōu

suspended hook; hanging hook; hanger

unfinished business

to bite

to tick; to check; tick mark; check mark

pinky swear

hook (on which to hang sth); to couple; to link together; to establish contact with; hook; coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)

挠钩

náo gōu

iron hook at the end a long pole

搭钩

dā gōu

a hook; to make contact with sb

斜钩

xié gōu

(downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)

横钩

héng gōu

horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

steelyard hook

window hook; window latch

竖钩

shù gōu

vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

脱钩

tuō gōu

to cut ties; to disconnect; out of touch

clothes hook

fishhook

iron hook

fishhook

⺄ stroke in Chinese characters

竖弯钩

shù wān gōu

乚 stroke in Chinese characters

鹰钩鼻

yīng gōu bí

aquiline nose; Roman nose

beef tapeworm

tapeworm (Taenia solium)

衣裳钩儿

yī shang gōu r

clothes hook

斑胸钩嘴鹛

bān xiōng gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) black-streaked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus gravivox)

棕头钩嘴鹛

zōng tóu gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) red-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps)

棕颈钩嘴鹛

zōng jǐng gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis)

红嘴钩嘴鹛

hóng zuǐ gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) coral-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus)

锈脸钩嘴鹛

xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)

长嘴钩嘴鹛

cháng zuǐ gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) large scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus hypoleucos)

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