竖钩

Traditional form:

豎鉤

Pinyin (reading):

shùgōu

Definitions:

• vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

Characters:

• 竖 - perpendicular, vertical; to erect
• 钩 - hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link

Traditional characters:

• 豎 - perpendicular, vertical; to erect
• 鉤 - hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link