勾(gōu)

HSK 7-94 strokes
Readingsgōugòu

surname Gou

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Character information

Pinyin
gōu / gòu
Meaning
surname Gou
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 勾 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿹勹厶

Made of

勹bāo厶sī

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

How to write 勾 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 勾

Common words using 勾 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gōu勾huà画
HSK 7-9

to sketch out

Open 勾画 page →
gōu勾jié结
HSK 7-9

to collude with

Open 勾结 page →
gōu勾rén人

sexy; seductive

Open 勾人 page →
gōu勾duì兑

to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)

Open 勾兑 page →
gōu勾chū出

to delineate; to articulate; to evoke; to draw out; to tick off

Open 勾出 page →
yī一bǐ笔gōu勾xiāo销

to write off at one stroke

Open 一笔勾销 page →
gōu勾lè勒

to draw the outline of

Open 勾勒 page →
gōu勾yǐn引

to seduce

Open 勾引 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 勾’s common words

画结人兑出一笔销

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