Primary radical
钅 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 钩.
钅 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 钩.
钩 is decomposed as ⿰钅勾.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 7-9 · to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch
HSK 7-9 · to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity}); (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc); hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link
钩 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
钅 is the radical in 钩. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
钩 (gōu): to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch; 挂钩 (guàgōu): to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity}); (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc); hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling.