钩 (gōu) — (noun) hook; catch; clasp; (noun) check mark; tick (✓); (verb) to hook; to crochet; to sew with a hook
Definition
钩 (gōu) is a physical hook or the action of hooking/crocheting, plus the shape of a check mark (✓). 勾 is its near-synonym but mostly means 'to tick off' or 'to outline,' not a literal hook.
noun
hookcatchclaspcheck marktick (✓)
verb
to hookto crochetto sew with a hook
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 钩。Tā bǎ wài tào guà zài qiáng shàng de gōu shàng.He hung his coat on the hook on the wall.
- 钩。Qǐng zài zhèng què de dá àn páng biān dǎ gōu.Please put a check mark next to the correct answer.
- 钩。Nǎi nai zhèng zài yòng máo xiàn gōu yì tiáo wéi jīn.Grandma is crocheting a scarf with yarn.
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