挂

guàdictionary entry

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

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5ba23d3ce1aae565. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

掛 挂 [gua4] /to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)/to hang up (the phone)/(of a line) to be dead/to be worried; to be concerned/(dialect) to make a phone call/to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)/(slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)/classifier for sets or clusters of objects/

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 掛

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