HSK 4
挂
掛
Meaning
- to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
- to hang up (the phone)
- to hang (computing)
- to be worried or concerned
- to make a phone call (dialect)
- to register or record
- to hitch
- classifier for sets or clusters of objects
- (slang) to kill
- to die
- to be finished
- to fail (an exam)
- Traditional
- 掛
- Pinyin
- guà
Character reference
Components and radical classification
挂
guàto suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
Primary radical扌 · hand
掛
guàto suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
Primary radical扌 · hand
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
Stroke order and writing practice
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Stroke data from Hanzi Writer and Make Me a Hanzi. Source details