Definition
枸 (gōu) is a rare character meaning 'bent' or 'crooked'. It is not commonly used as a standalone word in modern Chinese; you may encounter it in classical compounds like 枸偻 (gōulóu, 'hunchbacked'). For everyday 'bent', use 弯 (wān).
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bentcrooked (archaic/rare)
Examples
- ，枸偻。Tā niánjì dà le, bèi dōu gōu lóu le.He is old, and his back is hunched.
- 枸偻。Zhè zhǒng shù zhǎng de gōu lóu bù zhí.This kind of tree grows crooked and not straight.
- 枸。Gǔdài wénxiàn zhōng cháng yòng gōu zì biǎoshì wānqū.In ancient texts, the character 枸 is often used to mean bent.
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