挂钩

guàgōu

to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 与 + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity}); (fig.) to link

verbnoun HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 掛鉤

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

工资和表现挂钩。

Pay is linked to performance.

挂钩要牢固。

The coupling must be firm.