钩

go̅u = g + ou1

variant of 鉤|钩[gou1]

钩 = 勾 + 钅 : Guy Fawkes (g) wants to break into the outhouse. In front of the outhouse (ou1) he draws (勾) a window catch (钩) onto the glass with a golden harpoon (钅) so he can open the window.

go̅u = g + ou1

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

钩 = 勾 + 钅 : Guy Fawkes (g) wants to break into the outhouse. In front of the outhouse (ou1) he draws (勾) a window catch (钩) onto the glass with a golden harpoon (钅) so he can open the window.

钩 character breakdown

钩
- 勾
  - 勹
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 厶
- 钅

go̅u = g + ou1

surname Gou

勾 = 勹 + 厶 : The elephant (勹) has Guy Fawkes (g) draw (勾) a cartoon (勾) of him in front of the outhouse (ou1). He told Guy to make his trunk prettier, so instead of a trunk Guy draws a big fake nose (厶).

go̅u = g + ou1

to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook

勾 = 勹 + 厶 : The elephant (勹) has Guy Fawkes (g) draw (勾) a cartoon (勾) of him in front of the outhouse (ou1). He told Guy to make his trunk prettier, so instead of a trunk Guy draws a big fake nose (厶).

gòu = g + ou4

see 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4]

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Characters with 钩 as component

钩 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 钩

fishhook

r

erhua variant of 釣鉤|钓钩[diao4 gou1]

variant of 鉤稽|钩稽[gou1 ji1]

to hook onto / to hitch onto / to catch onto

r

erhua variant of 鉤|钩[gou1]

heartbreak grass (Gelsemium elegans)

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

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

variant of 勾心鬥角|勾心斗角[gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3]

hook

shackle (U-shaped link)

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

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

leptospirosis

to crochet

to crochet

crochet hook / crochet needle

boathook

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

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

Sentences with 钩

钩 currently does not appear in any sentence.