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guà
verb HSK 3 #896

Meanings

  1. 1 to hang; to hang up
  2. 2 to hang up (the phone)
  3. 3 to register (at a hospital)

Characters

挂
guà
to hang; to hang up (phone)
Contains 扌(hand radical) — you use your hand to hang something up.

Examples

墙上挂着一幅画。
Qiáng shàng guà zhe yī fú huà.
A painting is hanging on the wall.
他把电话挂了。
Tā bǎ diànhuà guà le.
He hung up the phone.
先去挂号再看医生。
Xiān qù guàhào zài kàn yīshēng.
First register, then see the doctor.
请把衣服挂起来。
Qǐng bǎ yīfu guà qǐlái.
Please hang up the clothes.

Tips

usage
挂号 (guàhào) means to register at a hospital — you must do this before seeing a doctor in China. It also means 'registered mail.'
grammar
挂着 (guà zhe) uses the 着 aspect to describe a sustained state: 墙上挂着画 (a painting is hanging on the wall).

Stroke Order

挂 guà