悬挂
Old HSK 6
悬挂 (xuánguà) · to hang
悬挂 (xuánguà) means “to hang; to suspend”. It is written with 2 characters: 悬 (to hang) + 挂 (to hang). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 悬挂 is built
The characters
悬 xuán · to hang
What 悬 is made of
- 县xiàn — county
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 且qiě — moreover
- 心xīn — heart
挂 guà · to hang
What 挂 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 圭guī — jade tablet
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 圭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
大楼前悬挂着国旗。Dàlóu qián xuánguà zhe guóqí.The national flag hangs in front of the building.
墙上悬挂着一幅地图。Qiáng shàng xuánguà zhe yī fú dìtú.A map hangs on the wall.
Questions about 悬挂
What does 悬挂 mean?
悬挂 (xuánguà) means “to hang; to suspend”.
How do you pronounce 悬挂?
悬挂 is pronounced xuánguà.
Which HSK level is 悬挂?
悬挂 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 悬念xuánniànsuspense
- 悬殊xuánshūvastly different
- 悬崖峭壁xuányáqiàobìsheer cliffs and steep rocks
- 挂号guàhàoto register (at a hospital)
- 挂guàto hang
Learn 悬挂 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 206: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.