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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
gōu - variant of 鉤|钩[gou1]
gōu - to hook
- to sew
- to crochet
- hook
- check mark or tick
- window catch

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 6,221 5,049 6,817

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

A metal 钅 hook 勾; 勾 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 6,221 5,049 6,817
上钩 - - 6,645 32,339 31,671
钩子 6 8 11,978 - -
鱼钩 - - 24,101 62,804 48,895
挂钩 - 9 26,350 - -
吊钩 - - 40,001 - -
钓钩 - - 49,492 - 113,797
脱钩 - - 57,753 29,827 66,523
搭钩 - - 62,304 - -
衣钩 - - 81,199 - -