1. 掛
  2. 鉤

掛

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  1. 掛 is the 1230th most frequent character.
  2. 掛 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 掛 appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. 掛 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
掛 => 扌, 卦
Radical :
掛 => 扌 (hand), 圭 (N/A), 卜 (divination)
Graphical :
掛 => 亅, 二, 圭, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

挂 (掛)
牵挂 (牽掛)

Medium Frequency

悬挂 (懸掛)
挂住 (掛住)
挂念 (掛念)
挂断 (掛斷)
挂历 (掛曆)
挂号 (掛號)
挂钩 (掛鉤)

鉤

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  1. 鉤 is the 2249th most frequent character.
  2. 鉤 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鉤 appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. 鉤 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鉤 => 金, 句
Radical :
鉤 => 金 (metal/gold), 勹 (wrap), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
鉤 => 人, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丷, ㇆, ㇒, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gou1 - to hook/to sew/to crochet/hook/check mark or tick/window catch

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鉤 (gou1): The component 句 is pronounced as 'gou1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 鉤 (gou1): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

挂钩 (掛鉤)
钩 (鉤)

Medium Frequency

上钩 (上鉤)
倒钩 (倒鉤)
拉钩 (拉鉤)
脱钩 (脫鉤)
衣钩 (衣鉤)
钩住 (鉤住)
钩儿 (鉤兒)
钩子 (鉤子)
钩心斗角 (鉤心鬥角)
鱼钩 (魚鉤)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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