挂 掛 guà ㄍㄨㄚˋ gwaa3 HSK 3 基礎級 · Level 2

  • to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)
  • to hang up (the phone)
  • (of a line) to be dead
  • to be worried; to be concerned
  • (dialect) to make a phone call
  • to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)
  • (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)
  • classifier for sets or clusters of objects

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 挂 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 寄 ( jì gei3 ) 挂号 掛號 ( guà hào gwaa3 hou6 ) 吗 嗎 ( ma maa3 )?

    By registered letter?

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 很 ( hěn han2 ) 挂念 掛念 ( guà niàn gwaa3 nim6 ) 你 ( nǐ nei5 )。

    I miss you very much.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 不想 ( bù xiǎng bat1 soeng2 ) 挂科 掛科 ( guà kē gwaa3 fo1 )。

    I don't want to fail my exams.

  • 画 畫 ( huà waak6 ) 挂 掛 ( guà gwaa3 ) 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 墙 牆 ( qiáng coeng4 ) 上 ( shàng soeng5 )。

    The picture is hanging on the wall.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 要 ( yào jiu3 ) 挂科 掛科 ( guà kē gwaa3 fo1 ) 了 ( le liu5 )!

    I'm going to fail the class!

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.