勾 (gōu): To hook — Stroke Order & Writing Guide
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HSK Vocabulary: 勾
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 勾 is used in context
1
tā他
men们
gōu勾
jié结
qǐ起
lái来
qī欺
piàn骗
gù顾
kè客
。
They colluded to cheat customers.
2
tā他
yòng用
tián甜
yán言
mì蜜
yǔ语
gōu勾
yǐn引
tā她
。
He seduced her with sweet words.
3
tā她
gōu勾
huà画
le了
wèi未
lái来
de的
měi美
hǎo好
lán蓝
tú图
。
She outlined a beautiful blueprint for the future.
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4
tā他
men们
gōu勾
jié结
zài在
yì一
qǐ起
zuò做
huài坏
shì事
。
They colluded together to do bad things.
5
zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
gōng公
sī司
gōu勾
jié结
qǐ起
lái来
,
xiǎng想
lǒng垄
duàn断
shì市
chǎng场
。
These two companies colluded to try to monopolize the market.
6
zhèng政
fǔ府
guān官
yuán员
yǔ与
bù不
fǎ法
shāng商
rén人
gōu勾
jié结
,
sǔn损
hài害
le了
gōng公
gòng共
lì利
yì益
。
Government officials colluded with unscrupulous businessmen, harming the public interest.
7
tā他
yòng用
bǐ笔
gōu勾
lè勒
chū出
yí一
gè个
xiǎo小
fáng房
zi子
。
He used a pen to sketch a small house.
8
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
gōu勾
lè勒
chū出
xiāng乡
cūn村
de的
měi美
lì丽
jǐng景
sè色
。
This painting outlines the beautiful scenery of the countryside.
9
zuò作
zhě者
zài在
shū书
zhōng中
gōu勾
lè勒
le了
yí一
gè个
chōng充
mǎn满
xiǎng想
xiàng象
lì力
de的
wèi未
lái来
shì世
jiè界
。
The author sketches a future world full of imagination in the book.
Information
Traditional鈎
Radical勹
Strokes4
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#2035
Zhuyinㄍㄡ
Components—
UnicodeU+52FE
CangjiePI
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