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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 吊钩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊销 (吊銷) | diào xiāo | to suspend (an agreement); to revoke |
| 上吊 | shàng diào | to hang oneself |
| 吊死 | diào sǐ | death by hanging; to hang oneself |
| 吊唁 | diào yàn | to 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 gōu | to 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 gōu | to cut ties; to disconnect |
| 上钩 (上鉤) | shàng gōu | to 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.