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Translingual
Han character
掛 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手土土卜 (QGGY), four-corner 53000, composition ⿰扌卦)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 438, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12267
- Dae Jaweon: page 788, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1890, character 13
- Unihan data for U+639B
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 街
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*kreː, *kreː
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| 鞋
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*ɡreː, *ɡreː, *ɡreː
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| 娾
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*ŋreː, *ŋreːʔ
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| 佳
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*kreː
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| 鮭
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*ɡreː, *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
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| 涯
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*ŋreː, *ŋre
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| 崖
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*ŋreː, *ŋre
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| 啀
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*ŋreː
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| 厓
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*ŋreː
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| 捱
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*ŋreː
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| 睚
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*ŋreːs
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| 娃
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*qreː
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| 洼
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*qreː, *qʷraː, *kʷeː
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| 哇
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*qreː, *qʷraː
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| 胿
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*ɡeː, *kʷeː
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| 溎
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*qeːns
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| 觟
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*ɡʷraːʔ
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| 黊
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*ɡʷraːʔ, *ɡʷreːs, *ɡʷeː
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| 蘳
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*ɡʷraːʔ, *qʰʷe
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| 蛙
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*qʷraː, *qʷreː
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| 窪
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*qʷraː
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| 卦
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*kʷreːs
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| 挂
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*kʷreːs
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| 掛
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*kʷreːs
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| 詿
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*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs
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| 罣
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*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs, *kʷeːs
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| 絓
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*kʰʷreː, *ɡʷreːs
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| 鼃
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*ɢʷreː, *qʷreː
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| 圭
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*kʷeː
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| 珪
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*kʷeː
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| 邽
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*kʷeː
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| 閨
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*kʷeː
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| 袿
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*kʷeː
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| 窐
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*kʷeː, *ɡʷeː
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| 茥
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*kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
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| 桂
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*kʷeːs
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| 筀
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*kʷeːs
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| 奎
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*kʰʷeː
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| 刲
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*kʰʷeː
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| 蝰
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*kʰʷeː
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| 楏
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*kʰʷeː
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| 睳
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*qʰʷeː
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| 畦
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*ɡʷeː
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| 眭
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*ɡʷeː, *sqʰʷe, *qʰʷe, *qʰʷi
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| 烓
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*qʷeː, *kʰʷeːŋʔ
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| 跬
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*kʰʷeʔ
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| 恚
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*qʷes
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| 硅
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*qʰʷreɡ
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Pronunciation
Note:
- kòa - literary;
- kùi - vernacular.
Note:
- gua3 - “to wear”, used in 交掛;
- guê3 - used in 掛紙.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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掛
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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4558
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Phonetic
component
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圭
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Rime
group
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支
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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卦
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʷreːs/
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| Notes
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俗同掛
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Definitions
掛
- to hang; to suspend
- to wear
- to hang up; to terminate a phone call
- to worry; to be concerned
- to register; to enroll
- (colloquial) to fail an exam; to have a non-passing grade in a course
- (humorous, colloquial) to die
- (video games) cheating plug-in or software
Synonyms
- 下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
- 上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
- 上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
- 不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
- 不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
- 不祿／不禄 (bùlù) (archaic, euphemistic, of military officers)
- 亡
- 亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
- 仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
- 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
- 作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
- 做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
- 傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
- 傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
- 入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks)
- 凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)
- 化去 (huàqù) (euphemistic)
- 升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
- 即世 (jíshì) (literary)
- 去世 (qùshì)
- 合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
- 喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
- 喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
- 喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
- 嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
- 嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
- 嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial)
- 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
- 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
- 壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (euphemistic)
- 安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
- 安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
- 小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing Mandarin)
- 就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
- 崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 彈老三／弹老三 (Northern Wu, informal, humorous)
- 往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
- 忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
- 故 (gù)
- 故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
- 故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
- 斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
- 早死 (zǎosǐ)
- 晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
- 棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
- 歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
- 歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
- 歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
- 死 (sǐ)
- 死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
- 死人 (sǐrén)
- 死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
- 死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
- 死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
- 死脫／死脱 (5shi-theq) (Wu)
- 殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
- 氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
- 永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
- 沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
- 沉眠 (chénmián) (euphemistic)
- 消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
- 物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
- 畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
- 病亡 (bìngwáng) (to die of illness)
- 病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
- 病死 (bìngsǐ) (to die of illness)
- 病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
- 百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
- 盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
- 終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
- 絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
- 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
- 老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
- 蒙主寵召／蒙主宠召 (méngzhǔchǒngzhào) (euphemistic)
- 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
- 薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
- 被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
- 見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
- 見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
- 賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
- 走去踮 (Hokkien, euphemistic)
- 身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
- 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
- 逝世 (shìshì)
- 進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
- 過世／过世 (guòshì)
- 過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
- 過往／过往 (Hokkien, euphemistic, Teochew, euphemistic)
- 過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
- 過面／过面 (Hokkien)
- 長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
- 長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
- 閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
- 隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
- 離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
- 駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
- 駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
- 龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
掛
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- to hang
- to suspend
- to depend
- to arrive at
- tax
- to pour
Readings
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
掛 (eumhun 걸 괘 (geol gwae))
- Hanja form? of 괘 (“to hang; to suspend; to divide”).
Vietnamese
Han character
掛: Hán Việt readings: quải
掛: Nôm readings: quảy, quấy, quẩy, quậy, quải, khoải, gỏi, quẻ, quai, quẫy
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