挂钩

Traditional form:

掛鉤

Pinyin (reading):

guàgōu

Definitions:

• to couple; to link; to hook together
• (fig.) (preceded by 與／与 (yǔ) + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})
• (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc)
• hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling

Characters:

• 挂 - to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
• 钩 - hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link

Traditional characters:

• 掛 - to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
• 鉤 - hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link