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CHINESE CHARACTER

鈎 (gōu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

gōu
hook, barb; sickle; to stroke
HSK —12 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

釒 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 鈎.

釒 · 勾

Visible components

鈎 is decomposed as ⿰釒勾.

STROKES · 12

Write 鈎 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 鈎 (gōu) mean in Chinese?

hook, barb; sickle; to stroke

How do you write 鈎 in stroke order?

鈎 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 鈎?

釒 is the radical in 鈎. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 鈎?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.