竖弯钩 shùwāngōu shù wān gōu stroke Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 竖 豎 shù vertical stroke a vertical stroke in Chinese characters, shaped like 丨 gǔn弯 彎 wān nounverb bend a bend; a turn; a corner; a curved part of something钩 鉤 gōu [hook stroke] (bound form) a hooked stroke in Chinese calligraphy, occurring at the end of various brush strokes