勾
gōu
to attract
surname Gou; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
wrap (勹) + private (厶) = hook or draw in
The wrapping stroke 勹 curls around something small and private (厶), like a hand curling into a hook to snag what it wants. This sense of drawing inward and latching on underlies both the physical hook and the metaphorical meanings of attracting or colluding.
这首歌勾起了我很多童年的回忆。
zhè shǒu gē gōu qǐ le wǒ hěn duō tóngnián de huíyì。
This song stirred up many childhood memories for me.
老师把写错的字用红笔勾掉了。
lǎoshī bǎ xiě cuò de zì yòng hóng bǐ gōu diào le。
The teacher struck out the wrongly written character with a red pen.
Words with 勾
勾销
gōu xiāo
to write off
勾连
gōu lián
to be linked together
配件挂勾
pèi jiàn guà gōu
accessory hook
高勾丽
gāo gōu lí
variant of 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2]
一笔勾销
yī bǐ gōu xiāo
to write off at one stroke
勾当
gòu dàng
shady business
勾玉
gōu yù
magatama (Japanese curved beads)
勾画
gōu huà
to sketch out
勾留
gōu liú
to stay
勾三搭四
gōu sān dā sì
to make hanky-panky
勾人
gōu rén
sexy
勾出
gōu chū
to delineate