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悬挂 (xuán guà) — to suspend, to hang (something from above)

Definition

Formal/written verb meaning 'to suspend, to hang from above' — typically objects like signs or banners. More literary than the everyday 挂; unlike 暂停 or 中止, it is not used for pausing activities.

verb
to suspendto hang (something from above)

Examples

  • 悬挂。
    Qǐng bǎ dēng long xuán guà zài mén kǒu.
    Please hang the lantern at the door.
  • 悬挂。
    Zhè ge biāo zhì xuán guà zài jiàn zhù wù shàng fāng.
    This sign is suspended above the building.
  • 悬挂。
    Gōng rén zhèng zài xuán guà guǎng gào pái.
    Workers are hanging up a billboard.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

悬xuánhang
挂guàhang

Both 悬 and 挂 refer to hanging, together expressing suspending something.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 懸; 悬 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
縣
縣xiàn懸xuán
Same sound today

The traditional form 懸 adds 心, “heart,” to the older form 縣, which gave the sound. The simplified 悬 is a later abbreviation.

Open 悬 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 掛; 挂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⺘Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
卦
卦guà掛guà
Same sound today

In the traditional form 掛, the hand part ⺘ and the sound part 卦 show hooking or hanging something with the hand; this form was originally a popular form of 挂.

Open 挂 →
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