Character

勾

gōu HSK 7

勾 gōu HSK 7

1. to mark with a check or hook (indicating deletion or selection)
2. to bend (the waist or hand) into a hook shape
3. to outline; to draw the contour of a figure
4. to fill (brick, stone, or tile joints) with mortar or cement
5. to thicken a dish with starch
6. to lure; to attract; to entice
7. to combine; to collude
8. the shorter leg forming the right angle in an ancient Chinese right triangle (勾股)
9. a surname

Words using 勾 as gōu (2)

1 勾勒 gōu lè — to outline, to sketch, to delineate HSK 7
- 勾 to draw, to sketch (the action of making marks)
- 勒 to carve out, to define (giving definition and outline)
Example

画家用简单的线条勾勒出山的轮廓。

huà jiā yòng jiǎn dān de xiàn tiáo gōu lè chū shān de lún kuò

The artist outlined the mountain's contour with simple lines.
2 勾结 gōu jié — to collude HSK 7
- 勾 to secretly connect/hook up
- 结 to form an alliance/bond
Example

他们勾结在一起欺骗消费者。

tā men gōu jié zài yì qǐ qī piàn xiāo fèi zhě

They colluded together to deceive consumers.

Structure & writing

勾 gōu — to mark with a check or hook (indicating deletion or selection)

勾 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 4

购 gòu to buy; to purchase

HSK 5

构 gòu to construct; to compose; to design 沟 gōu artificially dug waterway or trench

HSK 7

钩 gōu hook (a curved, sharp-tipped tool for hanging or retrieving things)

consists of

1 勹 bāo — to wrap, enclose

勹 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 1

包 bāo to wrap (something) with paper, cloth, etc.

HSK 3

勺 sháo ladle; spoon (a handled utensil for scooping) 句 jù sentence (a linguistic unit composed of words and phrases expressing a complete idea)

HSK 4

葡 pú used in "葡萄" (grape; grapevine)

HSK 5

局 jú chessboard

HSK 6

匀 yún even, uniform; to make even 旬 xún a period of ten days; a month has three such periods: upper, middle, and lower 胸 xiōng chest; the front of the torso between the neck and abdomen

HSK 7

勾 gōu to mark with a check or hook (indicating deletion or selection) 勿 wù do not; must not (prohibition or dissuasion) 甸 diàn outlying areas beyond the suburbs in ancient times

2 厶 sī — private, personal, selfish

厶 is a component in 17 characters

HSK 1

么 me suffix 公 gōng public; belonging to the state or collective (opposite of '私') 去 qù to go (away from the speaker, opposite of 来) 能 néng ability; talent; skill

HSK 3

丢 diū to lose; to misplace 参 cān to join; to participate (in an activity) 育 yù to give birth to

HSK 4

云 yún (lit.) to say 允 yǔn to agree, to approve 台 tái a raised flat platform for observation 弃 qì to abandon, to discard

HSK 5

县 xiàn county (administrative unit under a province, autonomous region, municipality, or prefecture) 私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公)

HSK 7

勾 gōu to mark with a check or hook (indicating deletion or selection) 垒 lěi defensive wall or fortification in ancient military camps 弘 hóng a surname 矣 yǐ classical sentence-final particle: ① indicating completion (equivalent to '了'), ② indicating exclamation, ③ indicating command

Stroke order