Read Edit View history 勾 gōuGōugòu HSK7 hook Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 勾 originated as a variant of 句. 口 represents the sound and 丩 represents the meaning and the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas gōu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 勾 Simp strokes 勾 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 勾 Simp strokes 勾 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 勾 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 398, 836 ], [ 415, 822 ], [ 433, 787 ], [ 400, 724 ], [ 297, 576 ], [ 245, 517 ], [ 203, 483 ] ], [ [ 325, 577 ], [ 390, 576 ], [ 712, 639 ], [ 737, 637 ], [ 758, 626 ], [ 789, 595 ], [ 763, 258 ], [ 741, 144 ], [ 719, 76 ], [ 702, 43 ], [ 668, 11 ], [ 557, 81 ] ], [ [ 382, 491 ], [ 411, 453 ], [ 403, 427 ], [ 364, 359 ], [ 304, 275 ], [ 285, 226 ], [ 322, 223 ], [ 497, 269 ], [ 508, 260 ] ], [ [ 480, 353 ], [ 551, 274 ], [ 569, 227 ], [ 569, 205 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 338 592 Q 381 641 431 713 Q 453 750 473 768 Q 483 780 479 794 Q 475 807 445 832 Q 418 851 398 852 Q 379 851 386 827 Q 398 802 388 779 Q 358 706 312 638 Q 269 572 208 500 Q 198 490 194 483 Q 190 471 205 474 Q 236 477 320 572 L 338 592 Z", "M 320 572 Q 321 571 325 570 Q 374 548 410 558 Q 458 574 681 614 Q 718 620 733 603 Q 752 579 751 526 Q 750 357 731 249 Q 697 78 663 61 Q 657 58 563 85 Q 553 89 550 85 Q 546 78 562 64 Q 607 19 630 -21 Q 649 -52 668 -48 Q 722 -33 764 98 Q 791 188 812 480 Q 816 556 837 582 Q 856 604 832 624 Q 751 676 714 664 Q 521 613 338 592 C 308 588 292 582 320 572 Z", "M 505 286 Q 423 273 334 250 Q 324 246 321 249 Q 315 265 437 419 Q 447 435 455 442 Q 485 466 402 502 Q 384 511 374 506 Q 361 499 367 477 Q 389 414 280 278 Q 258 257 228 234 Q 213 221 218 209 Q 224 191 251 170 Q 263 160 277 171 Q 316 204 521 259 C 550 267 535 291 505 286 Z", "M 521 259 Q 552 202 564 194 Q 571 190 581 198 Q 596 208 594 251 Q 594 288 542 326 Q 536 332 482 365 Q 475 372 470 360 Q 466 348 474 336 Q 489 314 505 286 L 521 259 Z" ] } 4 strokes 勾 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 398, 836 ], [ 415, 822 ], [ 433, 787 ], [ 400, 724 ], [ 297, 576 ], [ 245, 517 ], [ 203, 483 ] ], [ [ 325, 577 ], [ 390, 576 ], [ 712, 639 ], [ 737, 637 ], [ 758, 626 ], [ 789, 595 ], [ 763, 258 ], [ 741, 144 ], [ 719, 76 ], [ 702, 43 ], [ 668, 11 ], [ 557, 81 ] ], [ [ 382, 491 ], [ 411, 453 ], [ 403, 427 ], [ 364, 359 ], [ 304, 275 ], [ 285, 226 ], [ 322, 223 ], [ 497, 269 ], [ 508, 260 ] ], [ [ 480, 353 ], [ 551, 274 ], [ 569, 227 ], [ 569, 205 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 338 592 Q 381 641 431 713 Q 453 750 473 768 Q 483 780 479 794 Q 475 807 445 832 Q 418 851 398 852 Q 379 851 386 827 Q 398 802 388 779 Q 358 706 312 638 Q 269 572 208 500 Q 198 490 194 483 Q 190 471 205 474 Q 236 477 320 572 L 338 592 Z", "M 320 572 Q 321 571 325 570 Q 374 548 410 558 Q 458 574 681 614 Q 718 620 733 603 Q 752 579 751 526 Q 750 357 731 249 Q 697 78 663 61 Q 657 58 563 85 Q 553 89 550 85 Q 546 78 562 64 Q 607 19 630 -21 Q 649 -52 668 -48 Q 722 -33 764 98 Q 791 188 812 480 Q 816 556 837 582 Q 856 604 832 624 Q 751 676 714 664 Q 521 613 338 592 C 308 588 292 582 320 572 Z", "M 505 286 Q 423 273 334 250 Q 324 246 321 249 Q 315 265 437 419 Q 447 435 455 442 Q 485 466 402 502 Q 384 511 374 506 Q 361 499 367 477 Q 389 414 280 278 Q 258 257 228 234 Q 213 221 218 209 Q 224 191 251 170 Q 263 160 277 171 Q 316 204 521 259 C 550 267 535 291 505 286 Z", "M 521 259 Q 552 202 564 194 Q 571 190 581 198 Q 596 208 594 251 Q 594 288 542 326 Q 536 332 482 365 Q 475 372 470 360 Q 466 348 474 336 Q 489 314 505 286 L 521 259 Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.