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Chinese symbol for “hanger”

吊钩
diào gōu
Traditional: 吊鉤
suspended hook; hanging hook; hanger

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hanger is 吊钩 (diào gōu), defined as: suspended hook; hanging hook; hanger.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

吊 diào
to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
钩 gōu
hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吊钩.

WordPinyinMeaning
吊销 (吊銷)diào xiāoto suspend (an agreement); to revoke
上吊shàng diàoto hang oneself
吊死diào sǐdeath by hanging; to hang oneself
吊唁diào yànto offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole
提心吊胆 (提心吊膽)tí xīn diào dǎn(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge
挂钩 (掛鉤)guà gōuto couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 与 (yǔ) + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {en
脱钩 (脫鉤)tuō gōuto cut ties; to disconnect
上钩 (上鉤)shàng gōuto take the bait

See also: Japanese symbol for “hanger”.

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.

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