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鉤子

简钩子 · 繁鉤子

Mandarin · pinyin gōu zi

hook

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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
钩: gōu · hook, barb; sickle; stroke with

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1–5 · gou1 zi5

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noun

hook (Classifier: 個／个 m)
hook-like object
(regional, card games) jack (J)
(programming) hook (part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour)

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