HSK 4 · Verbs

挂 guà “to hang (on a hook or wall)” in Chinese

Traditional 掛

What 挂 means

to hang (on a hook or wall)
to hang up (the phone)
to hang
to suspend (from a hook etc)
(of a line) to be dead

More meanings from CC-CEDICT

to be worried
to be concerned
(dialect) to make a phone call
to register (at a hospital)
to make an appointment (with a doctor)

How to say 挂

挂guà4th tone, falling

挂 in a sentence

地图挂在墙上。
Dìtú guà zài qiáng shàng.
The map is hanging on the wall.
Sentence #8869384 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
她把画挂反了。
Tā bǎ huà guà fǎn le.
She hung the picture upside down.
Sentence #405752 from Tatoeba
请先不要挂上电话。
Qǐng xiān búyào guà shàng diànhuà.
Please don’t hang up yet.
Sentence #3322741 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 挂 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 挂 (guà) with each of its parts in a different colour

挂guàto hang; to suspend

扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
圭jade tablet · guīSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 圭 (guī) hints at the sound. Compare it with guà.

How to write 挂

挂 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

挂 (guà) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it — Stroke order chart for 挂 (guà). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 挂

Words with 挂

挂号guàhào · to register (at a hospital)悬挂xuánguà · to hang

More words: Common Verbs

购物gòuwù · shopping 够gòu · enough 估计gūjì · to estimate 鼓励gǔlì · to encourage 广播guǎngbō · broadcast 逛guàng · to stroll 好像hǎoxiàng · as if 活动huódòng · activity

FAQs

What does 挂 mean in English?

挂 (guà) means “to hang (on a hook or wall)” or “to hang up (the phone)”. It is an HSK 4 word.

How do you pronounce 挂?

Say it guà: guà with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.

How do you write 挂 in Traditional Chinese?

In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 挂 is written 掛. The pronunciation is the same.

How do you type 挂 on a keyboard?

Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gua with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 挂 from the suggestions. Typing gua into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.

What HSK level is 挂?

挂 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.