Keyword
to hang
- to suspend
- to put up
- suspense
- Frequency
- #1229
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
guà100%
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 圭 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
挂
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects
挂牌
lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business; listed (on stock market)
悬挂
to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension
挂钩
to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 与 (yǔ) + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity}); (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc); hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
外挂
attached externally (e.g. fuel tank); plug-in; add-on; special software used to cheat in an online game
牵挂
to worry about; to be concerned about
挂号
to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
挂念
to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind
一丝不挂
not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing; in one's birthday suit
挂断
to hang up (a phone)
挂帅
to take command; to be in command; (fig.) to take precedence; to be paramount; to be given top priority
挂载
(computing) to mount
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
挂靠
to be affiliated with; to operate under the wing of; affiliation
挂机
to hang up (a phone); to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc)
挂职
temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CCP post
开挂
to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 开外挂 (kāiwàiguà)); (coll.) unbelievably good
挂彩
to decorate for festive occasions; to be wounded in action
挂名
to attach sb's name to (a role); to go by the title of; nominal; in name only
挂车
trailer
披挂
to put on a suit of armor; to put on dress; to wear
挂图
wall chart
挂毯
tapestry
挂失
to report the loss of something