Taxonomy of meanings for 掛:　　

  • 掛 guà (OC: kʷrees MC: kʷɯæ) 古賣切 去 廣韻：【懸挂又剛挂弩矢鏃名潘岳射雉賦云岀剛挂以潜擬 】
    • HANG
      • vi+N{SUBJ}hang on (the walls)
      • vtoNsuspend (YILI), hang
      • vtoNpassivebe suspended; be entangled in
      • vicontinuousto hang, to dangle
      • vt+prep+Nhang in a place N
      • vtoNhang up, hang something (on the wall)
    • modern: hang up the receiver>DISCONNECT
      • modern:CLASSIFIERS

        Additional information about 掛

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        • HANG

          1. The current general word for hanging something up or suspending it in the air is xuán 懸.

          2. Chuí 垂 refers to the whole structure that dangles from a high object. Thus, for example, a rope is said to chuí 垂 from a tree, but an object will be said to xuán 懸 "be suspended" on that rope.

          3. Guà 掛 is a rare word referring to the act of hanging something up, typically for visibility.