DICTIONARY
The Chinese word gou - 勾 - gōu
(to mark in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gōu
Listen to pronunciation
(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced gòu. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).
English translations
to mark, to cancel, to hook, to join, to seduce, to evoke,
to put a check, to cross out, to connect, to entice
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 勾 ( gōu ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of gōu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 勾 ( gou / gōu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing zai zhengque da'an qian da ge gou.
Qǐng zài zhèngquè dá'àn qián dǎ gè gōu.– English translation: Please put a tick next to the correct answer.
Character complexity
勾 is composed of 4 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to draw the outline of | to entice
Other characters that are pronounced gōu in Chinese
More words that mean to mark in Chinese
biāo ( 标 )
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