胡克

Hook or Hooke (name) / Robert Hooke (1635-1703), brilliant English experimental scientist and inventor

abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia

to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares

Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

variant of 克[ke4] / to subdue / to overthrow / to restrain

variant of 剋|克[ke4]

surname Hu

non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])

see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]

beard / mustache / whiskers