勾

gōugòu

to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate

How to write 勾, stroke by stroke

gōu: to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude
gòu: used in 勾當

Made of 勹 + 厶

勾引gōu yǐnto seduce; to tempt
勾搭gōu dato gang up; to fool around with; to make up to
勾当gòu dàngshady business
勾结gōu jiéto collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with
勾拳gōu quánhook (punch in boxing)
勾起gōu qǐto evoke; to induce; to call to mind; to pick up with a hook
一笔勾销yī bǐ gōu xiāoto write off at one stroke
勾人gōu rénsexy; seductive
勾出gōu chūto delineate; to articulate; to evoke; to draw out; to tick off
勾划gōu huàto sketch; to delineate
勾勒gōu lèto draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of
勾手gōu shǒuto collude with; to collaborate; (basketball) hook shot

他用他的迪吉里杜管勾引了她。
tā yòng tā de dí jí lǐ dù guǎn gōu yǐn le tā 。
He seduced her with his didgeridoo.
孩子的新毛衣上勾了一个洞。
hái zi de xīn máo yī shàng gōu le yí gè dòng 。
The child has picked a hole in his new jumper.
我不愿意勾起久远的回忆。
wǒ bú yuàn yì gōu qǐ jiǔ yuǎn de huí yì 。
I don't want to stir up old memories.
这首歌勾起了我童年的回忆。
zhè shǒu gē gōu qǐ le wǒ tóng nián de huí yì 。
This song reminds me of my childhood.
在网上勾人比在街上容易。
zài wǎng shàng gōu rén bǐ zài jiē shàng róng yì 。
It is easier to hit on people on the Internet than in the street.