鉤 (ngau1 | gou1) : hook

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鉤

ngau1

gou1

[1] [n,v] hook; catch
[2] [v] crochet; sew with large stitches
[3] hooked stroke (in Chinese character)

variant form: 鈎 | variant Cantonese readings: au1, gau1 (literary, original)
The standard pronunciation 'ngau1' deviates from the ng/null-initial rule because it was evolved from its original pronunciation 'gau1'.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鉤 / 钩

This word has been viewed 4378 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Oct 2009 01:50

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掛鉤 gwaa3 ngau1 gua4 gou1 = to link up

鉤子 ngau1 zi2 gou1 zi5 = hook 國

火鉤子 fo2 ngau1 zi2 huo3 gou1 zi5 = fire hook; poker

上鉤 soeng5 ngau1 shang4 gou1 = rise to the bait, swallow the bait, get hooked

窗鉤 coeng1 ngau1 = a window hook, a window catch

鷹鉤鼻子 jing1 ngau1 bei6 zi2 ying1 gou1 bi2 zi5 = an aquiline nose, a hooked nose

攣弓鉤鼻 lyun1 gung1 ngau1 bei6 = an aquiline nose, a hooked nose 粵

鉤蟲 ngau1 cung4 gou1 chong2 = hookworm

倒鉤球 dou3 ngau1 kau4 dao4 gou1 qiu2 = bicycle kick

鉤心鬥角 ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3 gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3 = intrigue against each other

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 鉤
Unicode code for this character: U+9264 (off-site link)

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