Memory phrase for the character: 挂

挂

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Meaning

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

Pronunciation

guà

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: 圭 (2x earth 土)

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

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
圭 piled earthTwo times earth 土 on top of each other stands for piled-up earth. (Standing alone it has the meaning: jade sceptre)




 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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