勾

go̅u = g + ou1

surname Gou

勾 = 勹 + 厶 : The elephant (勹) has Guy Fawkes (g) draw (勾) a cartoon (勾) of him in front of the outhouse (ou1). He told Guy to make his trunk prettier, so instead of a trunk Guy draws a big fake nose (厶).

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勾

go̅u = g + ou1

to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook

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勾

gòu = g + ou4

see 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4]

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勾 character breakdown

勾
- 勹
  - 丿
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅
- 厶

勹

ba̅o = b + ao1

archaic variant of 包[bao1]

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勹 = 丿 + ㇆ : 勹 looks like an elephant: 丿 looks like the edge of the ear and ㇆ looks like the head and trunk.

Beelzebub (b) rides an elephant in front of the aorta (ao1), turning the soil with a plow (㇆). Lots of bananas (丿) are revealed in the turned earth.

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厶

mǒu = m + ou3

old variant of 某[mou3]

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厶

si̅ = s + Ø1

old variant of 私[si1]

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Mnemonic symbol: a fake nose. Socrates (s) is wearing his fake nose (厶) in outer space, in front of the space station (Ø1).

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Characters with 勾 as component

构

搆

gòu = g + ou4

variant of 構|构[gou4] / (Tw) (coll.) variant of 夠|够[gou4] / to reach by stretching

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构 = 勾 + 木 : Guy Fawkes (g) wants to measure the crystal structure (构) of the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), so he first draws a comic (勾) to find which would be the optimal crystallization superstructure.

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构

構

gòu = g + ou4

to construct / to form / to make up / to compose / literary composition / paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

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购

購

gòu = g + ou4

to buy / to purchase

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购 = 勾 + 贝 : The crab (贝) is buying (购) Guy Fawkes' (g) cartoons (勾) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4).

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沟

溝

go̅u = g + ou1

ditch / gutter / groove / gully / ravine / CL:道[dao4]

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沟 = 勾 + 氵 : In front of the outhouse (ou1) Guy Fawkes (g) drew (勾) a photo-realistic comic (勾) of an open gully (沟) on the floor. The people are afraid to step onto it because it looks so real. They only start to believe Guy Fawkes that it's not as he spills a bottle of water (氵) over his chalk painting.

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钩

鈎

go̅u = g + ou1

variant of 鉤|钩[gou1]

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Add a new mnemonic for 鈎 = 金 + 勾

钩 = 勾 + 钅 : Guy Fawkes (g) wants to break into the outhouse. In front of the outhouse (ou1) he draws (勾) a window catch (钩) onto the glass with a golden harpoon (钅) so he can open the window.

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钩

鉤

go̅u = g + ou1

to hook / to sew / to crochet / hook / check mark or tick / window catch

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Add a new mnemonic for 鉤 = 金 + 句

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