Chinese symbol for “hang”
挂
guà
Traditional: 掛
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hang is 挂 (guà), defined as: to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hang”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 垂 | chuí | to hang (down); droop |
| 绞死 (絞死) | jiǎo sǐ | to hang (i.e. execute by hanging); to strangle |
| 裱 | biǎo | to hang (paper); to mount (painting) |
| 搭 | dā | to put up; to build (scaffolding) |
| 悬挂 (懸掛) | xuán guà | to suspend; to hang |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 挂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挂牌 (掛牌) | guà pái | lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business |
| 悬挂 (懸掛) | xuán guà | to suspend; to hang |
| 挂钩 (掛鉤) | guà gōu | to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 与 (yǔ) + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {en |
| 外挂 (外掛) | wài guà | attached externally (e.g. fuel tank); plug-in; add-on; special software used to cheat in an online game |
| 牵挂 (牽掛) | qiān guà | to worry about; to be concerned about |
| 挂号 (掛號) | guà hào | to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hang”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.