勾
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

勾

gōu

to attract

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to attract

02

to arouse

03

to tick

04

to strike out

05

to delineate

06

to collude

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 勾

What does 勾 mean in Chinese?

勾 (gōu) means to attract.

How do you pronounce 勾?

勾 is pronounced gōu. It also has the reading gòu.

Is 勾 an HSK word?

勾 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 勾?

勾 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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