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钩
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Definitions
- 1. to hook
- 2. to sew
- 3. to crochet
- 4. hook
- 5. check mark or tick
- 6. window catch
Words Containing 钩
to cut ties
hook
beef tapeworm
(bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis)
to explore
⺄ stroke in Chinese characters
to crochet
vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
(bird species of China) coral-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus)
fishhook
steelyard hook
horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
(downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)
iron hook
(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
aquiline nose
suspended hook
hook
乚 stroke in Chinese characters
(bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
to take the bait
(bird species of China) red-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps)
(of fish) to bite
crochet hook
leptospirosis
(bird species of China) grey-sided scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus swinhoei)
a hook
shackle (U-shaped link)
heartbreak grass (Gelsemium elegans)
(bird species of China) black-streaked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus gravivox)
(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)
pinky swear
steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])
to tick
iron hook at the end a long pole
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
(bird species of China) streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis)
(dialect) unfinished business
to crochet
tapeworm (Taenia solium)
(bird species of China) large scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus hypoleucos)
(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
(bird species of China) large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)
to couple; to link; to hook together
steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])
clothes hook
barb
boathook
fishhook
to hook onto
window hook