掛鉤

挂钩
guàgōu
  1. to couple; to link; to hook together
  2. (fig.) (preceded by 與 yǔ + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})
  3. (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc)
  4. hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling

CEDICT

taiwan

Entry Composition

1 掛 guà
  1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)
  2. to hang up (the phone)
  3. (of a line) to be dead
  4. to be worried; to be concerned
  5. (dialect) to make a phone call
  6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)
  7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)
  8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects
2 鉤 gōu
  1. to hook
  2. to sew
  3. to crochet
  4. hook
  5. check mark or tick
  6. window catch