勾当

Traditional form:

勾當

Pinyin (reading):

gòudàng

Definitions:

• shady business

Characters:

• 勾 - to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

Traditional characters:

• 勾 - to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells