钩 Strokes Write it Listen 钩 gōu to hook; to sew; to crochet HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 钅 Ideograph 3 words Built from钅jīngold, metal; money勾gōuto hook, to join, to connect; to entice How it worksA metal 钅 hook 勾; 勾 also provides the pronunciation.