勾

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

4 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,525 U+52FE

components: 勹厶

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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 勾 as their sound component

These characters all use 勾 (gōu) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
勾 sound component	gōu	to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
构	gòu	to compose, to make; building, frame, structure
购	gòu	to buy, to purchase
沟	gōu	ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
里勾外连	lǐ gōu wài lián	to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside; attacked from both inside and o…
拉勾儿	lā gōu r	erhua form of 拉勾[la1 gou1]
勾心斗角	gōu xīn dòu jiǎo	to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and ref…
勾股定理	gōu gǔ dìng lǐ	Pythagorean theorem
一笔勾销	yī bǐ gōu xiāo	to write off at one stroke
勾三搭四	gōu sān dā sì	to make hanky-panky; to seduce women
高勾丽	Gāo gōu lí	variant of 高句麗\|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2]
勾人	gōu rén	sexy; seductive
拉勾	lā gōu	variant of 拉鉤\|拉钩[la1 gou1]
勾手	gōu shǒu	to collude with; to collaborate; (basketball) hook shot
勾出	gōu chū	to delineate; to articulate; to evoke; to draw out; to tick off
打勾	dǎ gōu	to check; to tick; (old) to buy
勾通	gōu tōng	to collude with; to conspire
勾起	gōu qǐ	to evoke; to induce; to call to mind; to pick up with a hook
勾号	gōu hào	check mark (✓)
勾当	gòu dàng	shady business
勾八	gōu bā	(slang) see 雞巴\|鸡巴[ji1 ba5]
勾结	gōu jié	to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with
勾连	gōu lián	to be linked together; to be involved with; to collude; interconnection; involvement; coll…
勾联	gōu lián	variant of 勾連\|勾连[gou1 lian2]