The first group is composed by five strokes with a hook:
钩 gōu=to hook/to sew/to crochet/hook/check mark or tick/window catch
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héng gōu 横钩 / horizontal stroke with a hook.横钩 héng gōu=horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
is a horizontal stroke héng with a hook gōu on the end pointing downwards by lifting the brush off to the left.
Example:
the character for write which is 写 xiě in mandarin Chinese
字 zì letter/symbol/character/word.
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shù gōu 竖钩 / vertical stroke with a hook.竖钩 shù gōu=vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
So, the downwards shu stroke is terminated with a flick to the left to form the hook.
Example:
characters that use this stroke is 手 shǒu meaning hand.
小 xiǎo small/tiny/few/young
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wān gōu 弯钩 stroke / bending stroke with a hook.弯 wān=to bend/bent/a bend
钩 gōu=to hook/to sew/to crochet/hook/check mark or tick/window catch
The wangou starts top left and curves round to vertical and then ends in a hook.
Example:
The character 狗 gǒu for dog uses this stroke in the first part.
The second part of the character is 句 jù meaning sentence as well as being a rough phonetic; taken together the character suggests barking.
了 le (modal particle intensifying preceding clause), (completed action marker), (indicating a new situation) | Hǎo ∼. It's O.K. now. ②(indicating completed action) | Wǒ zhǐ qǐng∼ yī wèi kèren. I invited only one guest. liǎo v. end; finish; settle; dispose of | Gǎnkuài bǎ zhè jiàn shìr ∼ le. Put an end to this matter quickly.
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xié gōu 斜钩 stroke.斜钩 xié gōu=(downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)
The brush is lifted off quickly to make the hook while still moving right.
Example:
The character spear (戈 gē) on the right. the first part of the gē character to be painted.
我 wǒ I, me
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píng gōu 平钩 stroke.平钩 píng gōu (level bending stroke with a hook.)
It starts at the top straight down and then curves left with a hook at the end.
Example:
simplest characters containing it is the 心 xīn heart character.
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