勾

gòu · gou/Gōu · gou/gōu · gou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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gòu 勾

  1. used in 勾當 / 勾当 (gòudàng)

Gōu 勾

  1. surname Gou

gōu 勾

  1. to attract
  2. to arouse
  3. to tick
  4. to strike out
  5. to delineate
  6. to collude
  7. variant of 鉤 / 钩 (gōu), hook

In a sentence

2 examples
01

孩(hái)子(zi)的(de)新(xīn)毛(máo)衣(yī)上(shàng)勾(gōu)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)洞(dòng)。

The child has picked a hole in his new jumper.

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02

他(tā)在(zài)名(míng)单(dān)上(shàng)勾(gōu)出(chū)要(yào)参(cān)加(jiā)的(de)人(rén)。

He ticked off the people who would attend on the list.

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