Memory phrase for the character: 勾

勾

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Meaning

bent, slope, capture

Pronunciation

 KŌ

Explanation

 Enwrap 勹 and nose ム - Compare with: fishing 釣 [つり], where a metal 金 fishhook 勹 with a lure 丶 is shown

Mnemonic
 
The nose looks "wrapped" when it is bent. OR: A fishhook with a bent lure for: capture.

Radicals

勹 wrapThe function of this radical 勹 for “to wrap” is easily recognizable with "package 包" or "chest/breast 胸".
ム noseThis radical is typically understood as a nose in a lateral view from the left.
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 Vocabulary

勾引 こういん  arrest
勾配 こうばい  slope, declinde

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