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悬

懸
xuán
verb HSK 6 #6,956

Meanings

  1. 1 to hang; to suspend
  2. 2 to worry; to be anxious
  3. 3 unresolved; outstanding

Examples

墙上悬着一幅画。
Qiáng shàng xuán zhe yī fú huà.
A painting hangs on the wall.
这件事一直悬而未决。
Zhè jiàn shì yīzhí xuán ér wèi jué.
This matter has remained unresolved.
我心里一直悬着。
Wǒ xīn lǐ yīzhí xuán zhe.
I've been worried about it all along.
悬崖边上非常危险。
Xuányá biān shàng fēicháng wēixiǎn.
The edge of the cliff is very dangerous.

Tips

usage
Common compounds: 悬崖 (cliff), 悬念 (suspense), 悬挂 (to hang/suspend), 悬而未决 (unresolved). The colloquial 心里悬着 means 'to feel uneasy.'

Stroke Order

悬 xuán