1 variant: 勾 gōu

1 name (of a person or thing)

2 classifier: 个 gè

1 letter

2 symbol

3 character

4 word

5 classifier: 个 gè

6 courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

1 example sentence

1 cross road

2 cross-shaped

3 crucifix

4 the character ten

1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)

1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)

2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect

3 each word is highly valued

1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)

2 concise and powerful style

1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)