挂

Traditional: 掛
guà
Dictionary entry
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)

What does 挂 mean?

挂 (guà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)
2to hang up (the phone)
3(of a line) to be dead
4to be worried; to be concerned
5(dialect) to make a phone call
6to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)
7(slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)
8classifier for sets or clusters of objects

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How to pronounce 挂

挂
guà
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