gōu = g + ou1
to hook / to sew / to crochet / hook / check mark or tick / window catch
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How to pronounce 鉤

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

鉤 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jīn = ji + (e)n1
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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gōu = g + ou1
variant of 勾[gou1]
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= ju + Ø4
sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse
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Characters with 鉤 as component

鉤 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 鉤

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to couple; to link; to hook together / (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity}) / (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc) / hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
erhua variant of 魚鉤|鱼钩[yu2 gou1]
aquiline nose / Roman nose

Sentences with 鉤

鉤 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gōu

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

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