gōu

枸

Character · Noun · Adj/verbTraditional句

ancient form of 勾; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

noun

surname; family name

neutral

Used as a Chinese surname. Not commonly found.

Gōu句
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Mr. Gou is my teacher.

2.

adj/verb

bent; crooked; to hook

archaic

This is an ancient usage, now largely replaced by the character 勾 (gōu).

Zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
 ，
 “
gōu句
 ”
yǒu有
shí时
tōng通
 “
gōu勾
 ”
 ，
yǒu有
wān弯
qū曲
zhī之
yì意
 。

In ancient texts, '句' (gōu) sometimes means the same as '勾', implying bent or crooked.