挂

guà

“To hang” in Chinese is 挂 (guà).

Other characters with the syllable gua: see all 5 →

Meaning

to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)
to hang up (the phone)
(of a line) to be dead

Show 5 more meanings

to be worried; to be concerned
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
(dialect) to make a phone call

Example

寄挂号信是不是可以快一点？

From 挂号 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 挂

挂钩guàgōuto couple; to link; to hook togetherHSK 7-9 挂号guàhàoto register (at a hospital etc)HSK 7-9 挂念guàniànto feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mindHSK 7-9 挂失guàshīto report the loss of somethingHSK 7-9 牵挂qiānguàto worry aboutHSK 7-9 悬挂xuánguàto suspendHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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