吊
to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #961 U+540A
How 吊 is formed
How to remember it
dangle · Heisig RSH #1681
口 mouth + 巾 towel
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 吊 as their sound component
These characters all use 吊 (diào) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊 sound component | diào | to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang |
| 铞 | diào | sword |
Words containing 吊
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊带背心 | diào dài bèi xīn | camisole (women's garment) |
| 半吊子 | bàn diào zi | dabbler; smatterer; tactless and impulsive person |
| 吊车尾 | diào chē wěi | (coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc); to rank at the bottom of the list; to f… |
| 形影相吊 | xíng yǐng xiāng diào | with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom); extremely sad and lonely |
| 吊水 | diào shuǐ | to draw water (from a well); (coll.) to receive an IV drip |
| 吊机 | diào jī | crane; hoist |
| 上吊 | shàng diào | to hang oneself |
| 吊文 | diào wén | paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals |
| 吊车 | diào chē | hoist; crane; elevator |
| 开吊 | kāi diào | to hold memorial service; to hold a funeral |
| 吊门 | diào mén | an overhung door; a door that hinges upwards |
| 吊打 | diào dǎ | to hang sb up and beat him; (fig.) (slang) to own (one's opponent); to thoroughly dominate |
| 吊线 | diào xiàn | plumbline |
| 吊死鬼 | diào sǐ guǐ | ghost of a person who died by hanging; hanged person; (coll.) inchworm; hangman (word game… |
| 打吊针 | dǎ diào zhēn | to put sb on an intravenous drip |
| 吊球 | diào qiú | to perform a drop shot (tennis etc); drop shot |
| 吊死 | diào sǐ | death by hanging; to hang oneself |
| 提心吊胆 | tí xīn diào dǎn | (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge |
| 吊兰 | diào lán | spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) |
| 一哭二闹三上吊 | yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào | (lit.) to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying); (fig.) to make a terrible scene… |