Meaning
entice; hook
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gou” becomes a different word in each tone. 钩 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 钩子gōu zihook
- 挂钩guà gōuto couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) to establish contact (with {entity})
- 上钩shàng gōuto take the bait
- 后钩hòu gōu(dialect) unfinished business; trailing sound
- 钩儿gōu rcolloquial (-r) form of 钩
Example Sentence
他把外套挂在了门后的钩子上。Tā bǎ wài tào guà zài le mén hòu de gōu zi shàng.He hung his coat on the hook behind the door.
他Tāhe把bǎ(marks the object)外套wài tàoouter garment挂guàto hang在zàiat了le(completed action)门ménway to do sth后hòuempress的deof钩子gōu zihook上shàngon。