Chinese word

挂

Pronunciation

Pinyinguà

Meaning

  • verbhang

Example

我把钥匙挂在门上。wǒ bǎ yào shi guà zài mén shàng

I hung the keys on the door.

Illustration for 挂 (hang)

More examples

这幅画是他自己挂在墙上的。zhè fú huà shì tā zì jǐ guà zài qiáng shàng de

He hung this picture on the wall himself.

Core concept

The core image is a hand placing something onto a point of support, whether it dangles there or serves to decorate a space.

Common phrases

  • 挂电话guà diàn huà

    hang up the phone

  • 挂在墙上guà zài qiáng shàng

    hang on the wall

  • 挂窗帘guà chuāng lián

    hang curtains

Similar words

放fàng: To place something somewhere without suggesting a special arrangement.
摆bǎi: To set things out neatly in chosen positions.
贴tiē: To stick paper, cloth, or another flat thing onto a surface.

Definition in Chinese

把物体用钩子、绳子或手固定在某处，使其悬着或贴着。bǎ wù tǐ yòng gōu zi shéng zi huò shǒu gù dìng zài mǒu chù shǐ qí xuán zhe huò tiē zhe

Word origin

The traditional character 掛 (guà, "hang") combines 扌 (shǒu, "hand") + 卦 (guà, "trigram"), and its simplified form is 挂 (guà, "hang"), preserving the original action-related meaning.

Usage tips

  • In phone conversations, 挂电话 (guà diànhuà, "hang up the phone") uses the verb for ending a call, extending the physical idea to a familiar everyday action.

Other meanings

  • displayverb

Opposites

  • 取下qǔ xiàtake downverb
  • 拆掉chāi diàotear downverb

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