挂 guà — hang; suspend; to hang; to put up; to suspend
门上挂着一个红灯笼。Mén shàng guà zhe yí ge hóng dēng long.A red lantern hangs on the door.
Common words: 挂号 (guà hào)、悬挂 (xuán guà)、牵挂 (qiān guà)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to hang"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to hang", including 挂 (guà), 垂 (chuí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to hang" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 挂 (guà), 垂 (chuí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span guà, chuí — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 挂 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 挂 guàhang; suspend; to hang; to put up; to suspendUseful words: 挂号, 悬挂
- 垂 chuíto hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeathUseful words: 垂直, 垂头丧气
Common words for these 2 "to hang" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 挂 (guà) — so "to hang" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
挂号guà hàoto register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail悬挂xuán guàto suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension牵挂qiān guàto worry about; to be concerned about垂直chuí zhíperpendicular; vertical垂头丧气chuí tóu sàng qìhanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen下垂xià chuíto droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to hang".
垂 chuí — to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath
一根柳条轻轻地垂在水面上。Yì gēn liǔ tiáo qīng qīng de chuí zài shuǐ miàn shàng.A willow branch hangs gently over the water.
Common words: 垂直 (chuí zhí)、垂头丧气 (chuí tóu sàng qì)、下垂 (xià chuí)
All 2 characters
Open 挂、垂 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.