Chinese Word: 挂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挂 (Trad.: 掛)HSK 4

Pinyin: guà

English Definition: to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)

Chinese Definition:
①借助绳索、钩子、钉子等使物体附着于高处或连到另一物体上：悬挂。挂图。挂牌。挂锄。挂镰。挂帅(掌帅印，喻居于领导、统帅地位)。披红挂绿。挂一漏万。
②牵记，牵连，牵累：牵挂。记挂。挂念。挂连。挂累(连累)。
③登记：挂号。挂失。
④打电话，或放回耳机中止通话，亦指交换机接通电话：给小张挂个电话。
⑤钩住：衣服被钉子挂住了。
⑥物体表面蒙上或糊着：脸上像挂了一层霜。
⑦量词，多用于成套或成串的东西：一挂珠子。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic: 圭 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 圭 [ guī ] jade tablet

Similar Characters: 桂佳挟洼拙蛙娃涯崖封畦

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Example Words

挂牌	guà pái	lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business; listed (on stock market)
悬挂	xuán guà	to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension	HSK 6
挂钩	guà gōu	hook (on which to hang sth); to couple; to link together; to establish contact with; hook; coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)
牵挂	qiān guà	to worry about; to be concerned about
挂职	guà zhí	temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CCP post

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Example Sentences

1		bù 不 duì 对， wǒ 我 shuō 说 de 的 shì 是 guà 挂 zài 在 nà 那！ NO, I mean hang it there!
2		wǒ 我 hái 还 méi yǒu 没有 lái 来 dé jí 得及 wèn 问 tā 他 míng zì 名字， tā 他 jiù 就 bǎ 把 diàn huà 电话 guà 挂 le 了。 He hung up (or rang off) before I could ask his name.
3		wǒ 我 dāi huì er 呆会儿 zài 再 gěi 给 tā 他 guà 挂 diàn huà 电话。 I'll ring him up again.
4		wǒ 我 yǒu 有 yī liǎng 一两 jiàn 件 yī fú 衣服 yào 要 guà 挂 chū qù 出去 liàng 晾。 I have got one or two shirts to hang out.
5		tā 她 de 的 yī fú 衣服 gěi 给 dīng zi 钉子 guà 挂 zhù 住 le 了。 Her dress got caught on a nail.

More Sentences

1		bù 不 duì 对， wǒ 我 shuō 说 de 的 shì 是 guà 挂 zài 在 nà 那！ NO, I mean hang it there!
2		wǒ 我 hái 还 méi yǒu 没有 lái 来 dé jí 得及 wèn 问 tā 他 míng zì 名字， tā 他 jiù 就 bǎ 把 diàn huà 电话 guà 挂 le 了。 He hung up (or rang off) before I could ask his name.
3		wǒ 我 dāi huì er 呆会儿 zài 再 gěi 给 tā 他 guà 挂 diàn huà 电话。 I'll ring him up again.
4		wǒ 我 yǒu 有 yī liǎng 一两 jiàn 件 yī fú 衣服 yào 要 guà 挂 chū qù 出去 liàng 晾。 I have got one or two shirts to hang out.
5		tā 她 de 的 yī fú 衣服 gěi 给 dīng zi 钉子 guà 挂 zhù 住 le 了。 Her dress got caught on a nail.

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