Usage of the character 勾

surname Gou

gōu

勾

[勾]

to attract
to arouse
to tick
to strike out
to delineate
to collude
variant of 鉤／钩 (gōu), hook

gòu

勾

[勾]

used in 勾當／勾当 (goudàng)

gòudàng

勾当

[勾當]

shady business

dǎgōu

打勾

[打勾]

to check; to tick
(old) to buy

gōuhào

勾号

[勾號]

check mark (✓)

gōuzǒu

勾走

[勾走]

to steal (sb's heart)

gōuchū

勾出

[勾出]

to delineate
to articulate
to evoke
to draw out
to tick off

gōuyǐn

勾引

[勾引]

to seduce
to tempt

gōurén

勾人

[勾人]

sexy
seductive

gōupò

勾破

[勾破]

(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)

gōuxuǎn

勾选

[勾選]

to select (one or more options from a list)
to check (a box)

gōuda

勾搭

[勾搭]

to gang up
to fool around with
to make up to

gōuhuà

勾划

[勾劃]

to sketch; to delineate

gōujié

勾结

[勾結]

to collude with
to collaborate with
to gang up with

gōuhuà

勾画

[勾畫]

to sketch out
to delineate

gōulè

勾勒

[勾勒]

to draw the outline of
to outline
to sketch
to delineate contours of
to give a brief account of

gōuqǐ

勾起

[勾起]

to evoke
to induce
to call to mind
to pick up with a hook

gōufèng

勾缝

[勾縫]

to point a brick wall
to grout a tiled surface

gōulán

勾栏

[勾欄]

brothel
theater
carved balustrade

gōulián

勾连

[勾連]

to be linked together
to be involved with
to collude
interconnection
involvement
collusion

gōuqiàn

勾芡

[勾芡]

to thicken with cornstarch

Gōu Jiàn

勾践

[勾踐]

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

gōuxiāo

勾销

[勾銷]

to write off
to cancel

gōulián

勾联

[勾聯]

variant of 勾連／勾连 (gōulián)

gōuquán

勾拳

[勾拳]

hook (punch in boxing)

gōushǒu

勾手

[勾手]

to collude with
to collaborate
(basketball) hook shot

gōuduì

勾兑

[勾兌]

to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)

gōuyù

勾玉

[勾玉]

magatama (Japanese curved beads)

gōuliú

勾留

[勾留]

to stay
to stop over
to break one's journey

gōulán

勾阑

[勾闌]

variant of 勾欄／勾栏 (gōulán)

gōutōng

勾通

[勾通]

to collude with
to conspire

dǎgōugōu

打勾勾

[打勾勾]

see 拉鉤／拉钩 (lāgōu)

lāgòur

拉勾儿

[拉勾兒]

to cross little fingers (between children) as a promise

zhígōugōu

直勾勾

[直勾勾]

(of one's gaze) fixed; staring

Gāogōulí

高勾丽

[高勾麗]

variant of 高句麗／高句丽 ( Gāogōulí)

gōugǔdìnglǐ

勾股定理

[勾股定理]

Pythagorean theorem

gōuxīndòujiǎo

勾心斗角

[勾心鬥角]

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
(in palace construction) elaborate and refined

gōujiān-dābèi

勾肩搭背

[勾肩搭背]

(idiom) arms around each other's shoulders

lǐgōuwàilián

里勾外连

[裡勾外連]

to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside
attacked from both inside and out

zuǒyòugōuquán

左右勾拳

[左右勾拳]

left hook and right hook (boxing)
the old one-two

yībǐgōuxiāo

一笔勾销

[一筆勾銷]

to write off at one stroke

Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn

越王勾践

[越王勾踐]

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

pèijiànguàgōu

配件挂勾

[配件掛勾]

accessory hook

gōusāndāsì

勾三搭四

[勾三搭四]

to make hanky-panky
to seduce women