Listen to pronunciation (Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced gòu. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).
English translations
to mark, to cancel, to hook, to join, to seduce, to evoke, to put a check, to cross out, to connect, to entice
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 勾 ( gōu ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers. This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of gōu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
勾 is composed of 4 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to draw the outline of | to entice
Other characters that are pronounced gōu in Chinese
Report missing or erroneous translation of gou in English
Contact us! We always appreciate good suggestions and helpful criticism.
All words in this dictionary (more to come) were taken from the multimedia Chinese learning software Han Trainer Pro. This Chinese-English dictionary is currently under development.