Memory phrase for the Kanji: 挂


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Meaning to hang (from a hook), link (telephone), to be worried

Pronunciation

guà

Explanation

Left: hand , right: (2x earth )

Mnemonic


 
The hand needs something elevated, like double piled earth, to hang something.

Radicals

hand
piled earthTwo times earth on top of each other stands for piled-up earth. (Standing alone it has the meaning: jade sceptre)
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 Vocabulary

 悬挂  xuán guà  to suspend; to hang; suspension (cable car)
 挂帅  guà shuài  to take command; to assume leadership; to dominate; over-emphasis; dominating over other considerations
 挂钩  guà gōu  hook (on which to hang sth); to couple; to link together; to establish contact with; hook; coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)
 挂钩  guà gōu  


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