1. 掛
  2. 住

掛

Previous (乘)Next (奖)
  • 1230th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
掛→
扌卦
2Radical
掛→
扌hand圭N/A卜divination
3Graphical
掛→
亅二圭丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guà (gua4)to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) • to hang up (the phone) • to be worried or concerned • to make a phone call (topolect) • to register or record • to hitch • classifier for sets or clusters of objects

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 掛 guà (gua4)The component 卦 is pronounced as 'guà' (gua4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 掛 guà (gua4)The component 圭 is pronounced as 'guī' (gui1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

挂住 (掛住)
挂念 (掛念)
牵挂 (牽掛)

Uncommon

悬挂 (懸掛)
挂好 (掛好)
挂彩 (掛彩)
挂断 (掛斷)
挂历 (掛曆)
挂机 (掛機)
挂牌 (掛牌)
挂号 (掛號)
挂钩 (掛鉤)
挂钟 (掛鐘)
挂面 (掛麵)

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住

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Previous (品)Next (告)
  • 309th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
住→
亻主
2Radical
住→
亻human王jade丶dot
3Graphical
住→
㇒丨一一丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhù (zhu4)to live • to dwell • to stay • to reside • to stop • (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 住 zhù (zhu4)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

入住 
抓住 
记住 (記住)

Uncommon

住宅 
住家 
住宿 
住房 
住所 
住处 (住處)
住院 
保住 
停住 
包住 
卡住 
围住 (圍住)
堵住 
守住 
居住 
拴住 
挺住 
捉住 
挂住 (掛住)
握住 
捂住 (摀住)
挡住 (擋住)
拦住 (攔住)
留住 
站住 
遮住 
顶住 (頂住)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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