挂 guà▶ hang

Traditional

掛

Stroke order

挂 is written in 9 strokes.

• 挂

Senses

1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)
2. to hang up (the phone)
3. (of a line) to be dead
4. to be worried; to be concerned
5. (dialect) to make a phone call
6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)
7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)
8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects

Example sentences

• 墙上挂着一张照片。Qiáng shang guà zhe yì zhāng zhàopiàn.A photo hangs on the wall.
• 请把衣服挂起来。Qǐng bǎ yīfu guà qǐlái.Please hang up the clothes.

Related words

• 挂号Register
• 悬挂suspension

挂 is pronounced guà and means “hang”.

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