How is 挂 pronounced?

挂 is pronounced “guà” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 挂?

挂 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 挂?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 挂 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4verbmeasure word

挂

Traditional: 掛

guà

挂 (guà) means “to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character (traditional 掛) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

请挂在墙上。

Qǐng guà zài qiángshang.

Please hang it on the wall.

Words containing 挂

挂号guà hàoto register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail 悬挂xuán guàto suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension

More HSK 4 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 挂 mean?: 挂 (guà) means “to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 挂 pronounced?: 挂 is pronounced “guà” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 挂?: 挂 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 挂?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 挂 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27