Memory phrase for the character: 钩

钩

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Meaning to hook, to sew, to crochet

Pronunciation

gōu

Explanation

Left: 钅/金, right: hook, sketch 勾 (= two hooks 勹, 厶 in engagement)

Mnemonic
 
Made of metal and for hooking: The hook.

Radicals

金 gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
勾 hook in, sketch
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 Vocabulary

吊钩 diào gōu  suspended hook; hanging hook; hanger
挂钩 guà gōu  hook (on which to hang sth); to couple; to link together; to establish contact with; hook; coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)
钩子 gōu zi  hook
衣裳钩儿 yī shang gōur  clothes hook
衣裳钩儿 yī shang gōur  

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