勾
gōu
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude
Other reading: gòu
used in 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4]
Other reading: Gōu
surname Gou
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勾结 gōu jié to collude with勾画 gōu huà to sketch out勾起 gōu qǐ to evoke勾践 Gōu Jiàn King Gou Jian of Yue, sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸打勾 dǎ gōu to check勾八 gōu bā see 雞巴|鸡巴[ji1 ba5]勾出 gōu chū to delineate勾搭 gōu da to gang up勾兑 gōu duì to blend various types of wine勾缝 gōu fèng to point a brick wall勾号 gōu hào check mark勾划 gōu huà to sketch勾魂 gōu hún to take away sb's soul勾栏 gōu lán brothel勾阑 gōu lán variant of 勾欄|勾栏[gou1 lan2]勾勒 gōu lè to draw the outline of勾联 gōu lián variant of 勾連|勾连[gou1 lian2]勾连 gōu lián to be linked together勾留 gōu liú to stay勾破 gōu pò to snag勾芡 gōu qiàn to thicken with cornstarch勾拳 gōu quán hook勾人 gōu rén sexy