Chinese word dictionary

竖钩

shù gōu · vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

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Word information

Simplified竖钩

Traditional豎鉤

Pinyinshù gōu

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

竖shù

perpendicular, vertical; to erect

钩gōu

hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link

How to learn 竖钩

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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挂钩guàgōu

to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {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

竖立shùlì

to erect; to set upright; to stand

钩子gōu zi

hook

横竖héng shu

anyway

竖起shù qǐ

to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows)

竖提shù tí

stroke𠄌 in Chinese characters (e.g. 以[yi3])