gōu chūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to delineate / to articulate / to evoke / to draw out / to tick off
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

勾出 勾出 [gou1 chu1] /to delineate/to articulate/to evoke/to draw out/to tick off/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 勾
    gōu

    to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gōu], hook

    gòu

    used in 勾當|勾当[gòu dàng]

    Gōu

    surname Gou

  • 出
    chū

    to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

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