Character Animation

Character: 挂

Pinyin: guà (gua4)

Meaning: 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

Practice Writing

Click "Start Practice" to draw the character "挂" with your mouse

Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

  • ✓ Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
  • ✓ Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
  • ✓ Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
  • ✓ The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Learn Pronunciation

Watch video examples and practice pronouncing "挂"

Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

⿰ 扌 圭

Phonetic Component

Sound element

圭

Semantic Component

Meaning element

扌

Same Pronunciation

Pinyin: guà

卦 褂

Same Radical (165)

Radical: 扌

才 扎 扑 扒 打 扔 托 扛 扣 执 扩 扪 扫 扬 扭 扮 扯 扰 扶 批 找 技 抄 把 抑 抒 抓 投 抗 折 抚 抛 抢 护 报 披 抬 抱 抵 抹 押 抽 拂 担 拆 拈 拉 拌 拍 拎 拐 拒 拔 拖 拗 拘 拙 招 拟 拢 拣 拥 拦 拧 拨 择 括 拭 拯 拷 拼 拽 拾 持 指 按 挑 挖 挟 挠 挡 挣 挤 挥 挨 挪 挫 振 挺 挽 捂 捅 捉 捍 捎 捏 捐 捕 捞 损 捡 换 捣 捧 据 捶 捷 掀 掂 授 掉 掏 掐 排 探 接 控 推 掩 措 揄 揉 揍 描 提 插 揠 握 揪 揭 援 揶 揽 搀 搁 搂 搅 搏 搜 搞 搬 搭 携 摁 摆 摇 摊 摒 摔 摘 摧 摸 撑 撒 撕 撞 撤 播 撰 擅 操 擒 擦 攒 攘

Related Phonetic (7)

Same phonetic as: 圭

佳 卦 奎 桂 蛙 街 鞋

Related Semantic (126)

Same semantic as: 扌

举 扑 扒 打 扔 扣 扪 扬 扭 扮 扯 扰 扶 批 技 抄 把 抑 投 抚 抛 抢 抬 抵 抹 押 抽 拂 担 拆 拉 拌 拍 拎 拒 拔 拖 拗 拘 拙 拟 拢 拣 拥 拦 拧 括 拭 拼 持 按 挑 挠 挤 挨 挪 挫 振 挺 挽 捅 捉 捍 捎 捏 捐 捕 捞 损 捡 换 捣 据 捶 捷 掀 掂 授 掉 掏 掐 排 探 接 控 推 掩 措 揄 揍 描 提 插 揠 握 揪 揭 揶 揽 搀 搁 搂 搅 搏 搜 搞 搬 搭 携 摁 摆 摇 摊 摒 摔 摧 摸 撑 撕 撞 撰 擅 操 擦 攒 攘