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悬
懸
xuán
1. to hang or suspend
2. to worry
3. public announcement
4. unresolved
5. baseless
6. without foundation
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

悬
xuán
to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

倒悬
dàoxuán
lit. to hang upside down
悬停
xuántíng
to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)
悬垂
xuánchuí
overhang
悬岩
xuányán
cliff
悬崖
xuányá
precipice
悬带
xuándài
sling (for immobilizing an injured limb etc)
悬念
xuánniàn
suspense in a movie, play etc
HSK 6
悬挂
xuánguà
to suspend
HSK 6
悬案
xuánàn
unresolved question
悬殊
xuánshū
a wide gap
HSK 6
悬河
xuánhé
"hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain)
悬浮
xuánfú
to float (in the air etc)
悬疑
xuányí
suspense
悬荡
xuándàng
to hang
悬空
xuánkōng
midair
悬臂
xuánbì
cantilever
悬赏
xuánshǎng
to offer a reward
悬浮物
xuánfúwù
suspended matter
悬空寺
XuánkōngSì
Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi
悬索桥
xuánsuǒqiáo
suspension bridge

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,878
Word Frequency Rank
3,854 of 84,292

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