勾 (goū, goù) — Chinese Character

勾

goū, goù

to hook; to attract; to cancel; tick mark

Radical: 勹 HSK 7 v

Components & Etymology

勾 decomposes into the following components:

勹厶

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 勾.

勾人

gōu rén

sexy

勾兑

gōu duì

勾八

gōu bā

勾出

gōu chū

to delineate

勾划

gōu huà

to sketch

勾勒

gōu lè

to draw the outline of

勾号

gōu hào

勾引

gōu yǐn

to seduce

勾当

gòu dàng

shady business

勾手

gōu shǒu

hook shot

勾拳

gōu quán

hook (punch in boxing)

勾搭

gōu da

to gang up

Characters that share the radical 勹.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.