勾

• Pinyin: gōu
• Desglose de hanzi: 勾 = 厶 (private; curved stroke) + 勹 (to wrap; curved form) — a curved catching or hooking shape

Significado

Enganchar; marcar; esbozar; evocar

Highly versatile: 勾 can mean to hook (勾住), to check off on a list (勾选), to sketch in outline (勾画/勾勒), to tempt or entice (勾引), or to collude (勾结). In culinary contexts, 勾芡 means to thicken a sauce with starch. The breadth of meaning makes context essential.

Ejemplos

1. 她只是随口说了一句话，却勾起了他心中久已沉寂的记忆。
2. 请在符合条件的选项旁边打勾，不符合的留空即可。
3. 侦探发现两名嫌疑人早已暗中勾连，共同策划了这起诈骗案。

Guía de uso

Contexto: daily life, emotion, forms, culinary, collocations

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 这道菜需要最后勾个薄芡，让汤汁更加浓稠光亮。(This dish needs a light starch thickening at the end to make the sauce richer and glossier.)
• 老照片勾起了她对童年时光的无限回忆。(The old photographs evoked boundless memories of her childhood.)

Incorrecto

• 将'勾'与'钩'混用而不注意语境 — 勾 (gōu) is primarily a verb for hooking/evoking/sketching; 钩 (gōu) is both a verb and a noun referring to a physical hook; in practice 钩住 (hook onto something physical) and 勾起 (evoke a feeling) are not interchangeable

Origen e historia

Pictophonetic: 勾 contains the element for a curved/hook shape. The character depicts a bent or hooked form.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal