How to write 掛

掛 挂 guà 1. 懸吊：to hang; to suspend 例: 掛圖 (to hang a picture), 掛牌 (to hang a sign) 2. 牽記，牽連，牽累：to be concerned about; to be entangled 例: 牽連 (to involve), 記掛 (to remember) 3. 登記：to register 例: 登記號 (registration number), 掛失 (to report lost) 4. 切斷電話，也指打電話：to cut off a phone call; to make a phone call 例: 給小張掛個電話 (call Xiao Zhang) 5. 鉤住：to hitch; to get caught 例: 衣服被釘子掛住了 (the clothes got caught on a nail) 6. 物體表面蒙上或糊著：something being covered or adhered to the surface 例: 臉上像掛了一層霜 (the face seems to be covered with a layer of frost) 7. 量詞，多用於成套或成串的東西：a measure word, often used for things that come in sets or strings 例: 一掛珠子 (a string of beads) 挂 guà (alternative form, pronounced the same) 1. 牽念，因牽掛而放心不下：to worry about; to be preoccupied 例: 這件事總掛在心上 (this matter always weighs on my mind) 2. 通“絓”。懸掛：to hang; to suspend 例: 罩者抑之，掛者舉之 (those who cover should suppress, while those who hang should lift) 掛 guà (noun) 量詞：穿在繩上的一串東西，尤指穿滿的一串：a measure word for a string of objects, particularly one that is filled 例: 一掛鞭炮 (a string of firecrackers), 一掛紅辣椒 (a string of red chili peppers)