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勾

Mandarin · pinyin gōu#

Mandarin · pinyin gòu#

used in 勾當 gòu dàng

Mandarin · pinyin Gōu#

surname Gou

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勾: gōu · hook, join, connect; entice

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau1 · ngau1

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character · Etymology 1

to bend; to curve; to crook; to hook
to draw; to delineate
to tick; to mark; to tick off
to cut off or cut out; to strike out; to cross out
to entice; to induce; to attract
to smear; to apply
(literary, or in compounds) to collude; to conspire
(cooking, literary, or in compounds) to mix thoroughly to make something thicken
(literary, or in compounds) to get; to call; to summon
(literary, or in compounds) to catch; to arrest
(historical geometry) shorter leg of a right triangle
numeral nine (used in radio communications in aviation and by the military)
a surname

character · Etymology 1

trap; trick
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 夠 /够 (gòu, “to be enough; to be sufficient; to reach; can”)

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