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guà

to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 圭 provides pronunciation
HSK 4 9 strokes Common (12%)

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⿰扌圭 i

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Component Tree i

shǒu
hand
📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手
3 strokes
guī
jade tablet
💡 Ideographic: A stack of tablets
6 strokes

Words Using 挂 (68)

guà
HSK 4
to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / to hang (computing) / to be worried or concerned / to make a phone call (dialect) / to register or record / to hitch / classifier for sets or clusters of objects / (slang) to kill / to die / to be finished / to fail (an exam)
guàhào
挂号
HSK 5
to register (at a hospital etc) / to send by registered mail
xuánguà
悬挂
HSK 6
to suspend / to hang / suspension (cable car)
guàniàn
挂念
concerned
guàpái
挂牌
lit. to hang up a plate / to open up for business / listed (on stock market)
dàoguà
倒挂
lit. to hang upside down / fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) / to borrow more than one can ever repay
guàcǎi
挂彩
to decorate for festive occasions / to be wounded in action
bìguà
壁挂
wall hanging
guàxīn
挂心
to worry / to be on one's mind
pīguà
披挂
to put on a suit of armor / to put on dress / to wear
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