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勾 originated as a variant of 句. In 句, 口 (kǒu) provides the sound, while 丩 (jiū) conveys both meaning and sound, depicting something bent or hooked. The variant 勾 replaces 口 with 厶 (sī, private), resulting in the structure 勹 (wrap) enclosing 厶. This combination originally represented a curved shape or a hook, and the character's primary sense is a hook or the act of hooking. Its use broadened to abstract actions like crossing out, deleting, or marking items with a curved line. From the idea of a hook grasping something, it also came to mean enticing, attracting, or colluding with others, often with a negative implication of conspiracy.
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他用铅笔勾画轮廓。
请勾选出正确的选项。
这些回忆勾起了我的乡愁。
他们暗中勾结，谋取私利。
这个计划勾画出美好的未来。
不要被表面的利益勾住了魂。
那首歌的旋律勾起了昔日的恋情。
调查员试图从线索中勾出事件的真相。
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