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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 挂

Hang and suspend

挂 (guà) means to hang something or attach it to a hook.

悬挂 • xuán guà • hang; fly; suspend • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 挂

挂念 • guà niàn • Be concerned about / Worry about

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guà挂

niàn

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

cōng匆

máng忙

guà挂

duàn断

le了

diàn

Information

Pinyinguà

Meaninghang up

Strokes9

Radical扌

Traditional掛

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#850

Zhuyinㄍㄨㄚˋ

UnicodeU+6302

CangjieQGG

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+圭jade tablet

The hand (扌) hangs or suspends something, with 圭 suggesting a jade tablet that might be hung.

xuán悬

guà挂

hang; fly; suspend

挂钩 • guà gōu • Hook / Link • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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guà挂

gōu钩

Hook / Link

Report and register

挂 (guà) is used for registering or reporting something, like a loss.

挂号 • guà hào • register; send by registered mail • HSK 5

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guà挂

hào号

register; send by registered mail

挂失 • guà shī • Report loss / Report missing • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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guà挂

shī失

Report loss / Report missing

念

Be concerned about / Worry about

牵挂 • qiān guà • worry about / be concerned about

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qiān牵

guà挂

worry about / be concerned about

电

huà话

。

He hurriedly hung up the phone.

qiáng墙

shàng上

xuán悬

guà挂

zhe着

yì一

fú幅

měi美

lì丽

de的

huà画

。

A beautiful painting is hanging on the wall.

qiáng墙

shàng上

guà挂

zhe着

yī一

fú幅

guà挂

tǎn毯

。

A tapestry hangs on the wall.

qǐng请

xiān先

guà挂

hào号

zài再

qù去

kàn看

yī医

shēng生

。

Please register first before seeing the doctor.

Qǐng请

bǎ把

wài外

tào套

guà挂

zài在

yī衣

jià架

shàng上

。

Please hang the coat on the coat rack.

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连liánconnect
留liúremain
乱luànchaotic
满mǎnreach a quota or limit; full
毛máohair; fur; crude
梦mèngdream

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Characters pronounced "gua".

剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
褂guàjacket, overcoat, coat; gown
卦guàdivinatory symbol; one of the eight trigrams
寡guǎfew, scant, widowed
刮guāto scrape, to shave, to blow (wind)
瓜guāmelon, gourd, or similar fruit

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Characters with radical "扌".

拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
掸dǎnto dust; a duster
掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
挞tàflog, whip; chastise
搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint

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