吊 (diào)
to hang/to suspend
How 吊 is written
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Traditional
- 吊
- Simplified
- 吊 (unchanged)
Components
- 口 mouth
- 巾 turban/scarf
Common words using 吊
- 上吊 shàngdiào
- to hang oneself
- 半吊子 bàndiàozi
- dabbler; smatterer; tactless and impulsive person
- 吊兒郎當 diàorlángdāng
- sloppy
- 吊墜 diàozhuì
- a pendant (jewelry)
- 吊帶 diàodài
- suspenders; garters; shoulder strap
- 吊扇 diàoshàn
- a ceiling fan; a punka
- 吊橋 diàoqiáo
- drawbridge; suspension bridge
- 吊死 diàosǐ
- death by hanging; to hang oneself
- 吊燈 diàodēng
- chandelier
- 吊瓶 diàopíng
- infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
- 吊蘭 diàolán
- hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum); bracket plant
- 吊車 diàochē
- a hoist; a crane; an elevator
吊 in a sentence
請把這盞燈吊在天花板上。
Qǐng bǎ zhè zhǎn dēng diào zài tiānhuābǎn shàng.
“Please hang this light on the ceiling.”
How common is 吊?
吊 is the 2,046th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97.3% of all running text.
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