勾 玉

gōu yùdictionary entry

magatama (Japanese curved beads)

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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:

勾玉勾玉 [gou1 yu4] /magatama (Japanese curved beads)/

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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
玉
yù
jade

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