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Information of 勾

Pinyingōu、 gòu

Radical

勹

Strokes

4 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to cancel / to delineate / hook, affair / to reach for (with hand)

勾 [gōu]1. To draw a symbol with a pen, indicating deletion or extraction.2. To outline an image or depict.3. To smear seams of buildings with materials such as ash or cement.4. To blend and thicken, to season.5. To pull or attract.6. To linger or stay.7. To absorb.8. In ancient Chinese mathematical texts, referred to the shorter leg of an isosceles right triangle.勾 [gōu]1. To draw a symbol with a pen, indicating deletion or extraction: 勾销 (cancel). 勾乙 (marking certain words or phrases in publications with a symbol resembling "乙" to indicate as material).2. To outline an image or depict: 勾画 (delineate). 勾勒 (sketch).3. To smear seams of buildings: 勾缝 (caulk joints).4. To blend and thicken, to season: 勾芡 (thicken for sauce).5. To pull or attract: 勾引 (entice). 勾通 (draw in).6. To linger or stay: 勾留 (detain).7. To absorb: 勾魂摄魄 (to mesmerize or captivate).8. In ancient Chinese mathematical texts, referred to the shorter leg of an isosceles right triangle: 勾股定理 (Pythagorean theorem).勾 [gōu](verb)1. Originally written as “句”, meaning bend.2. To delete or extract.3. To delineate (to outline a contour with a pen).4. To collude with.5. To seduce or entice.6. To catch or arrest.7. To thicken or blend.8. To obtain or gain.勾 [gōu](noun)1. In ancient times, referred to the shorter leg of a right triangle.2. See gòu.勾 [gòu](noun)1. A trap (【English】: trap). For example, 勾中 (fall into a trap).勾 [gòu](adjective)1. Same as “够”. Sufficient; able.2. See gōu.

勾勒 gōu lè

to draw the outline of / to outline / to sketch / to delineate contours of / to give a brief account of

勾引 gōu yǐn

to seduce / to tempt

勾当 gòu dàng

shady business

勾践 Gōu Jiàn

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

一笔勾销 yī bǐ gōu xiāo

to write off at one stroke

勾画 gōu huà

to sketch out / to delineate

勾搭 gōu da

to gang up / to fool around with / to make up to

勾心斗角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined

直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu

with fixed eyes

勾股定理 gōu gǔ dìng lǐ

Pythagorean theorem

勾勾搭搭 gōu gōu dā dā

have illicit relations with sb. of the opposite sex / hitch with

勾栏 gōu lán

brothel / theater / carved balustrade

勾销 gōu xiāo

to write off / to cancel

勾连 gōu lián

to be linked together / to be involved with / to collude / interconnection / involvement / collusion

勾留 gōu liú

to stay / to stop over / to break one's journey

勾魂 gōu hún

do execution / erotic / captivate somebody's soul-enchant

勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi

arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)

勾掉 gōu diào

delete / cross out / write off / strike out

勾兑 gōu duì

to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)

勾结 gōu jié

to collude with / to collaborate with / to gang up with

勾魂摄魄 gōu hún shè pò

summon spirits / have the power to make men crazy

Input Method for 勾

Pinyingou1

Wubi

qci

Cangjie

pi

Zhengma

ryzs

Four Corner

27720

Unicode

U+52fe

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