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guà · to suspend, to put up, to hang

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #1092
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 挂

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guàWords pronounced guà
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Example sentences

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Zài hěn duō rén de yìn xiàng zhōng, wǔ shēng yīn jiē wǎng wǎng yǔ zhōng guó yīn yuè guà gōu.在很多人的印象中,五声音阶往往与中国音乐挂钩。

For many individuals, the pentatonic scale is associated with Chinese music.

Source: Tatoeba #13896375 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de huà bèi xuán guà zài qiáng shàng.他的画被悬挂在墙上。

His pictures were hung on the wall.

Source: Tatoeba #1501746 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ nǐng gān máo jīn guà qǐ lái liàng gān.汤姆拧干毛巾挂起来晾干。

Tom wrung out the towel and hung it up to dry.

Source: Tatoeba #4757251 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén men pǔ biàn rènwéi xuán guà shì huá xiáng yùn dòng shì wēi xiǎn de.人们普遍认为悬挂式滑翔运动是危险的。

There is a tendency for people to think that hang gliding is dangerous.

Source: Tatoeba #1408104 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yào guà kē le!我要挂科了!

I'm going to fail the class!

Source: Tatoeba #3338900 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ yì zhǎn dēng guà zài le tiān huā bǎn shàng.他把一盏灯挂在了天花板上。

He hung a lamp from the ceiling.

Source: Tatoeba #444611 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 挂 in context

  1. Say guà, then recall the core meaning: to suspend, to put up, to hang.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 挂号 (guà hào), meaning “to register”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 挂 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.