of a fish, to be hooked while eating bait

A curved tool or implement used for hanging things, catching items, or fishing

to unhook or become disconnected, such as a train car coupling or a fish escaping a fishing hook

a hook used for catching fish

A device used for hanging items, lifting heavy objects, or connecting railway carriages; a coupling

to link little fingers to seal a promise; to hook fingers to commit to something

to hook onto something; to seize or hold something with a hook; to hitch onto

a hook used for lifting or hanging objects; hoist hook; hanger

A tool used for knitting or crocheting, typically made of metal or bamboo, featuring a hook at one end; crochet needle

The mechanical hook or device used to connect locomotives and train cars to each other for towing and absorbing impact.

fishhook; hook used for catching fish

(literary) to explore profound truths or to collect and compile lost or forgotten materials; to bring to light facts or documents that have been buried or forgotten

a type of parasitic nematode that lives in the small intestine of humans and other mammals, possessing hook-like mouthparts used to attach to the intestinal wall and suck blood

Medical term for a disease caused by hookworms; ancylostostomiasis.

those who are willing will bite the hook; to fall into a trap of one's own free will

A tool used for hooking things

To fight and scheme against each other; to engage in internal strife or power struggles.

a tool or weapon consisting of a large iron hook at the end of a long pole; gaff

A hook used for hanging clothes, available in various materials and styles.

Calligraphy that is both forceful and elegant, combining strokes as firm as iron with curves as graceful as silver hooks.

to bring up things from the depths and reach out to distant places; figuratively, to explore profound truths or achieve great depth and breadth in scholarship

a small metal hook and eye fastener used to secure a collar together

To search for and explore the profound or subtle parts of a subject and then extract its essential points; often used to describe a piece of writing that is insightful and concise.

To be hooked or swallow the bait; used both for a fish biting a hook and for someone falling for a trick or trap.

(martial arts) Hanging upside down from a support or horizontal bar using the top of one's foot; traditionally used for peering into a room.

a backward-pointing spike or hook; a barb

a bird species of China (Erythrogenys swinhoei)

to link up factories with schools to provide students with work or internship opportunities; often used in mainland China to describe vocational training programs

a species of bird native to Taiwan (Erythrogenys erythrocnemis)

Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus), a bird species endemic to Taiwan

(dialect) something left unfinished; lingering business

(dialect) a matter that is not yet settled or finished

curved sword or hook-shaped weapon originally produced in the ancient state of Wu, associated with King Helü

(of a fish) to bite the hook or take the bait

lit. like Grand Duke Jiang fishing, where the fish that want to be caught take the hook; used to describe someone who willingly falls into a trap or takes a risk knowing the consequences

To do something of one's own free will despite the risks; used to describe a situation where someone willingly falls into a trap or takes an action knowing the consequences. This idiom refers to the legend of the sage [[姜子牙|姜子牙|jiang1 zi3 ya2]] fishing with a straight hook above the water, waiting for the fish to choose to be caught.

(literary) to put aside hatred or personal enmity in order to use someone's talents, referring to the story from the Zuo Zhuan where Qi Huan Gong forgave [[管仲|管仲|guan3 zhong4]] for shooting his belt buckle and later appointed him prime minister

A hook used for hanging bed curtains or mosquito nets

a hook used for holding or drawing back a curtain

a hook used in ancient times to fasten a belt or clothing, often made of metal

raspberry or bramble; any plant of the genus [[悬钩子属|懸鉤子屬|xuan2 gou1 zi3 shu3]] in the rose family, characterized by small thorns on the stems and leaves

genus of flowering plants in the rose family, including raspberries, blackberries, and brambles

to mark with a tick or check mark to show that something is correct, selected, or has been verified

grapple; grapnel; grab hook

(dialect) to renege on a promise or commitment; to fail to fulfill an agreement after hooking pinkies to seal it; to leave a matter unresolved or trailing

To link up or establish contact with; to peg one thing to another, such as tying pay to performance.

(bird species of China) black-streaked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys gravivox)

A Chinese character stroke that curves downwards and to the right before ending in an upward hook.

beef tapeworm; Taenia saginata