竖弯钩

• 立(upright; stand straight)RADICAL
• 刂(blade; knife edge)ASSOCIATIVE
• 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE

Hand holding a knife standing upright is the image of verticality.

• 亦(also; too)PHONETIC
• 弓(bow; arc)RADICAL

A bent bow with a taut string pulled back like a person's body drawing an arrow.

• 釒(metal)RADICAL
• 勾(hook; bend)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A fishing hook is a curved piece of metal bent into shape.