Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 钩

钩

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to hook, to sew, to crochet

gōu

Left: 钅/金, right: hook, sketch 勾 (= two hooks 勹, 厶 in engagement)

Made of metal and for hooking: The hook.

金	gold, metal	(This radical is always on the left side of a character.)
勾	hook in, sketch

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吊钩	diào gōu	suspended hook; hanging hook; hanger
挂钩	guà gōu	hook (on which to hang sth); to couple; to link together; to establish contact with; hook; coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)
钩子	gōu zi	hook
衣裳钩儿	yī shang gōur	clothes hook

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