HSK 3 · Clothing & Accessories

挂

guà

to hang

Stroke order of 挂

挂 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Hand 扌 fixes earth 圭 on a hook, so you hang things.

Parts: 扌 hand + 圭 sound

Example sentence

请把画挂在墙上。

Please hang the picture on the wall.

More words: Clothing & Accessories

服装clothing 衬衫shirt 衬衣shirt 上衣jacket; top 裤子trousers 短裤shorts 裙子skirt 皮包handbag; briefcase 皮skin; leather 布cloth 线thread; line 双pair; double 领collar; to lead; to receive 理发to get a haircut

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