Chinese symbol for “suspension”
悬挂
xuán guà
Traditional: 懸掛
to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension
The closest CC-CEDICT match for suspension is 悬挂 (xuán guà), defined as: to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “suspension”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悬浮 (懸浮) | xuán fú | to float (in the air etc); suspension |
| 中辍 (中輟) | zhōng chuò | to stop halfway; to give up halfway |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 悬挂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悬崖 (懸崖) | xuán yá | precipice; overhanging cliff |
| 悬殊 (懸殊) | xuán shū | vastly different; poles apart |
| 悬赏 (懸賞) | xuán shǎng | to offer a reward; bounty |
| 悬浮 (懸浮) | xuán fú | to float (in the air etc); suspension |
| 悬念 (懸念) | xuán niàn | suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare |
| 挂牌 (掛牌) | guà pái | lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “suspension”.
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.