gōu

HSK 7-9
common

Meaning of

钩 means hook; curved catch; hook stroke (Chinese character). Pronounced gōu. HSK 7-9.

  • hook; curved catch
  • hook stroke (Chinese character)
  • check mark; hook symbol

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Chèng
gōu
ér
guà
zhù
le
dài
 

The hook of the steelyard hung a bag of rice.

yòng
diào
gōu
ér
diào
dào
le
tiáo
 

He caught a big fish with a fishing hook.

Nǎi
nai
yòng
tiě
wān
le
guà
gōu
guà
máo
jīn
 

Grandma bent a wire into a hook to hang towels.

guì
shàng
de
guà
gōu
huài
le
 
guà
lǎo
wài
tào
 

The hook on the wardrobe broke and can't hold the coat.

Chú
fáng
de
guō
gōu
shàng
guà
zhe
zhǒng
chǎo
cài
guō
 

Various woks hang on the pot hooks in the kitchen.