枸 (gōu) — bent, crooked (archaic/rare)
Definition
枸 (gōu) is a rare bound form used in old or set compounds like 枸偻 ('hunched back'); on its own it means 'bent, crooked' in archaic usage.
bound form
bentcrooked (archaic/rare)
Examples
- ，枸偻。Tā nián jì dà le, bèi dōu gōu lǚ le.He is old, and his back is hunched.
- 枸偻。Zhè zhòng shù cháng dé gōu lǚ bù zhí.This kind of tree grows crooked and not straight.
- 枸。Gǔ dài wén xiàn zhōng cháng yòng gōu zì biǎo shì wān qū.In ancient texts, the character 枸 is often used to mean bent.
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