钩 (鉤) gōu

1. gōu noun hook character stroke
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Art
   Notes: Used to end certain strokes when writing a Chinese character (Guoyu '鉤' n 3; NCCED '钩' 5; Yee 1973, p. 133-136)
2. gōu noun a hook; a barb
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 鱼钩 'fish hook' (Guoyu '鉤' n 1; Kroll 2015 '鉤' 1; NCCED '钩' 1; Unihan '鉤')
3. gōu verb to hook; to catch
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '鉤' v 1; Kroll 2015 '鉤' 2; NCCED '钩' 2)
4. gōu adjective hook shaped; curved; crooked
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 弯曲的; for example, 钩鼻子 'hook nose' (Guoyu '鉤' adj; Kroll 2015 '鉤' 3)
5. gōu noun a sickle; a gaff; a hook shaped weapon or tool
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '鉤' n 2; Kroll 2015 '鉤' 4; Unihan '鉤')
6. gōu verb to seduce; to entice
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '鉤' 2a)
7. gōu noun a drawing compass
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '鉤' 5)
8. gōu noun a scaling ladder
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '鉤' 7)
9. gōu verb to restrain
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '鉤' 8)
10. gōu verb to probe; to explore
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '鉤' 9; NCCED '钩' 3)
11. gōu verb to crochet
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Clothing
    Notes: A kind of knitting (Guoyu '鉤' v 5; NCCED '钩' 4)
12. gōu noun a check mark; a tick
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Especially on a paper form (NCCED '钩' 6)
13. gōu verb to sew with large stiches
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Clothing
    Notes: (NCCED '钩' 7)
14. gōu proper noun Gou
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '鉤' n 4)
15. gōu verb to alter; to change
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 更改 (Guoyu '鉤' v 2)
16. gōu verb to detain; to arrest
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 扣留 (Guoyu '鉤' v 3)
17. gōu verb to describe; to portray
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 描绘; as a variant of 勾 (Guoyu '鉤' v 4)
18. gōu adverb stopping; staying
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '鉤' adv)

Contained in

• 钩召法(鉤召法) ankusa
• 钩召(鉤召) summoning; akarsana
• 钩锁力士(鉤鎖力士) Narayana deva

Also contained in

挠钩 、 钩嘴圆尾鹱 、 钩儿 、 竖钩 、 窗钩 、 钩住 、 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 、 钩边 、 竖弯钩 、 鹰钩鼻 、 吊钩 、 台湾棕颈钩嘴鹛 、 钓钩 、 台湾斑胸钩嘴鹛 、 钩吻 、 狐钩 、 横折钩 、 脱钩 、 锈脸钩嘴鹛 、 红嘴钩嘴鹛 、 倒钩 、 华南斑胸钩嘴鹛 、 挂钩 、 长嘴钩嘴鹛 、 钩稽 、 拉后钩儿 、 钩车 、 铁钩 、 姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 、 钩子 、 秤钩 、 鱼钩 、 斜钩 、 钩嘴林䴗 、 后钩 、 搭钩 、 横折折折钩 、 棕颈钩嘴鹛 、 拉钩 、 无钩绦虫 、 斑胸钩嘴鹛 、 衣钩 、 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 、 钩头篙 、 秤钩子 、 钩町 、 棕头钩嘴鹛 、 横撇弯钩

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Taming an Elephant with the Three Aspects of the Dharma (Prajna) 馴象三法(般若) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 3
• Sutra of Teachings Bequeathed by the Buddha 佛遺教經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 2
• Volume 2: The Natural Laws of Cause and Effect 第二冊 自然因果法則 Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》 — count: 2
• Text - Text on Making a Vow by Chan Master Yongjia Zhenjue 文 ■永嘉真覺禪師發願文 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 2
• A Buddhist View of Problems with Popular Customs 佛教對民俗病態的療法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》 — count: 2
• Dharma Words - Other 法語 ■其它 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 1
• Volume 3: Bodhisattva Cultivation and Experiential Understanding - Class 2: Practice of the Bodhisattva Path 第三冊　菩薩行證 第二課　菩薩道的實踐 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 1
• Logical and Sentimental Natures 理情與感性 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》 — count: 1
• Scroll 3: Development of the Self - Self Restraint 卷三 開發自我 自制 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 7 - Life's Brocade Pouch 《星雲法語7－人生的錦囊》 — count: 1
• Shi Poetry - Pentasyllabic 詩 ■五言 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 钩牵 (鉤牽) 免去許多業緣的鉤牽 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Making the Buddha realm magnificint without dwelling in appearances - Part 10 [Lecture] 莊嚴佛土無有住相分第十 【講話】 — count: 17
• 欲钩 (欲鉤) 欲鉤牽 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The Seven Jewels of the Ganges is inferior to the unconditioned - Part 11 [Lecture] 恆河七寶不如無為分第十一 【講話】 — count: 10
• 钩锁 (鉤鎖) 煩惱如鉤鎖 — Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》, Hsing Yun Diary 25 - The Moving Experience of Spiritual Practice 星雲日記25～ 感動的修行 感動的修行(1993/10/1～1993/10/15) — count: 5
• 铁钩 (鐵鉤) 用鐵鉤鉤嘴巴 — Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》, Taming an Elephant with the Three Aspects of the Dharma (Prajna) 馴象三法(般若) — count: 3
• 际钩 (際鉤) 骨際鉤鎖 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Religion and Experience 《人間佛教系列10－宗教與體驗》, The Buddha's Manner 佛陀的樣子 — count: 2
• 钩钩 (鉤鉤) 用鐵鉤鉤嘴巴 — Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》, Taming an Elephant with the Three Aspects of the Dharma (Prajna) 馴象三法(般若) — count: 2
• 钩键 (鉤鍵) 鉤鍵交錯 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Embracing Nature: Ecology from a Buddhist Perspective (2) 佛教與自然生態（下） — count: 2