| 勾 | 1341B35 92.50 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄍㄡ [gou1] (*ㄍㄡˋ [gou4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) (Var. 鉤) a hook, barb, sickle. (2) (Var. 鉤) (callig.) a stoke with a hook. (3) (Math.) (AC) the base of a right triangle. (4) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) Strike out, cancel, delete: 勾消 (of debts, etc.) cancel: 一筆勾消 cancel with a stoke of the pen; 勾除 delete; 勾掉一句 strike out a sentence; 勾去了 have s.t. sticken out or canceled. (2) Delineate, paint: 勾臉 [gou1lian3], 勾勒 [gou1le4]↓. (3) To remind, be reminded of s.t. past, to induce state of mind: 勾上心事 remind s.o. of some unpleasant experience; 勾起一腔愁緒 arouse great sorrow. (4) To seduce, to induce or cooperate for evil purpose: 勾引，勾搭，勾情，勾通，勾串，勾結 [gou1yin0], [gou1da0], [gou1qing2], [gou1tong1], [gou1chuan4], [gou1jie2]↓; 她又勾上了一個男人 she has made another man fall for her; 勾人 seduce people; 勾生意 solicit business. (5) Add s.t. to soup to make it thicker: 勾芡 [gou1qian4]↓; 勾粥，勾滷 to thicken congee, gravy. (6) (*[gou4]) Grasp, take hold of, touch, reach: 勾到了最上一層 can reach the uppermost section; 勾取 lay one's hands on s.t.; 你勾得著那麼高嗎 can you reach so high? | |||||
| Words | 1. 勾芡 [gou1qian4], v.i., add thickening (e.g., corn starch) to soup (also 勾縴（兒）). 2. 勾情 [gou1qing2], v.i., flirt (with s.o.). 3. 勾串 [gou1chuan4], v.i. & t., conspire. 4. 勾除 [gou1chu2], v.t., delete, cancel, strike out, to mark with “□”. 5. 勾搭 [gou1da0], v.t., seduce (man, woman). 6. 勾當 *[gou4dang0], n., (familiar, contempt.) business, affair: 幹這好勾當 do this dirty business. 7. 勾股 [gou1gu3], n., (math.) (AC) a right triangle: 勾股形. 8. 勾魂 [gou1hun2], v.i. & t., be seductive, seduce: 勾魂攝魄 (of women) have the power to make men crazy; 勾掉了魂 (of men) lose one's head under the seductive power of women. 9. 勾結 [gou1jie2], v.t., align oneself with (disreputable elements). 10. 勾欄 [gou1lan2], n., (1) orig., a balustrade; n., (2) a house of ill fame: 勾欄中人，勾欄女子 a prostitute. 11. 勾勒 [gou1le4], v.i. & t., (painting) delineate the contour; n., contour lines. 12. 勾臉（兒） [gou1lian3] ([gou1lia3er0]), v.i., (Chin. opera) to paint masks. 13. 勾連搭 [gou1lian2da0], n., (Peking coll.) a row of houses with easy intercommunication. 14. 勾留 [gou1liu2], v.i. & n., stop over, make a short stay. 15. 勾消 [gou1xiao1], v.t., delete, strike out. 16. 勾通 [gou1tong1], v.t., see [gou1chuan4]↑. 17. 勾引 [gou1yin0], v.t., seduce (women). | |||||