gōu

All readings
Source form: 勾
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gōu], hook
Sources & editorial notes

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 勾 [gou1] /to attract/to arouse/to tick/to strike out/to delineate/to collude/variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook/

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gòu

All readings
Source form: 勾
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
used in 勾當|勾当[gòu dàng]
Sources & editorial notes

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 勾 [gou4] /used in 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4]/

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Gōu

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Source form: 勾
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Gou
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-7efa81a3c1df2773. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

勾 勾 [Gou1] /surname Gou/

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