 | 吊 | ||
| condole, mourn, pity; hang | |||
| Radical | 口 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 3 | Total Strokes | 6 |
| Mandarin reading |
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Cantonese reading | diu3 |
| Japanese on reading | chou | Japanese kun reading | tsurusu tsuru tsuri |
| Korean reading | cek | Vietnamese reading | |
| Semantic Variant(s) | 弔 | ||
| 吊 | [ ] to suspend, to hang up, to hang a person |
| 吊兒郎當 | [ láng dāng ] sloppy |
| 吊具 | [ jù ] spreader (for pallet, container etc) |
| 吊卷 | [ juàn ] to consult the archives |
| 吊唁 | [ yàn ] to offer condolences (for the deceased), to condole |
| 吊嗓子 | [ sǎng zi ] voice training (for Chinese opera) |
| 吊塔 | [ tǎ ] a tower crane |
| 吊墜 | [ zhuì ] a pendant (jewelry) |
| 吊墜縛 | [ zhuì fù ] strappado bondage |
| 吊審 | [ shěn ] to bring to trial, to bring to court |
| 吊帶 | [ daì ] suspenders, garters, shoulder strap, brace, sling |
| 吊帶背心 | [ daì beì xīn ] camisole (women's garment) |
| 吊帶衫 | [ daì shān ] halter top, spaghetti strap top, sun top |
| 吊床 | [ chuáng ] hammock |
| 吊扇 | [ shàn ] a ceiling fan, a punka |
| 吊打 | [ dǎ ] to hang sb up and beat him, (fig.) (slang) to own (one's opponent), to thoroughly dominate |
| 吊扣 | [ koù ] to suspend (a license etc) |
| 吊掛 | [ guà ] to suspend, to hang |
| 吊斗 | [ doǔ ] (a container) carried suspended or underslung, cable car bucket |
| 吊杆 | [ gān ] a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects) |
| 吊梯 | [ tī ] a rope ladder |
| 吊槓 | [ gàng ] trapeze (gymnastics) |
| 吊樓 | [ loú ] house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts, house built in a hilly area, supported by stilts |
| 吊橋 | [ ] drawbridge, suspension bridge |
| 吊機 | [ jī ] crane, hoist |
| 吊死 | [ sǐ ] death by hanging, to hang oneself |
| 吊死鬼 | [ sǐ guǐ ] ghost of a person who died by hanging, hanged person, (coll.) inchworm, hangman (word game) |
| 吊燈 | [ dēng ] hanging lamp |
| 吊牌 | [ paí ] tag |
| 吊球 | [ qiú ] drop shot (in tennis or volleyball) |
| 吊環 | [ huán ] rings (gymnastics) |
| 吊瓶 | [ píng ] infusion bag or bottle (for an IV) |
| 吊瓶族 | [ píng zú ] "infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc |
| 吊窗 | [ chuāng ] a sash window |
| 吊籃 | [ lán ] hanging basket (for flowers), gondola (of cable car) |
| 吊索 | [ suǒ ] rope tackle hanging from a mast, crow foot (system of ropes through tackle to hold up an awning) |
| 吊線 | [ xiàn ] plumbline |
| 吊繩 | [ shéng ] sling |
| 吊胃口 | [ weì koǔ ] (coll.) to keep sb in suspense, to tantalize, to keep on tenterhooks |
| 吊膀子 | [ bàng zi ] (dialect) to flirt (derog.) |
| 吊蘭 | [ lán ] hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum), bracket plant |
| 吊裝 | [ zhuāng ] to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place |
| 吊襠褲 | [ dāng kù ] baggy pants, sagging pants |
| 吊襪帶 | [ wà daì ] suspenders (for stockings) |
| 吊起 | [ qǐ ] to hoist |
| 吊車 | [ chē ] hoist, crane, elevator |
| 吊車尾 | [ chē weǐ ] (coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc), to rank at the bottom of the list, to finish last |
| 吊運 | [ yùn ] to transport by crane, to convey |
| 吊鉤 | [ goū ] suspended hook, hanging hook, hanger |
| 吊銷 | [ ] to suspend (an agreement), to revoke |
| 吊鋪 | [ pù ] suspended bunk |
| 吊鐘花 | [ zhōng huā ] Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus) |
| 吊門 | [ mén ] an overhung door, a door that hinges upwards |
| 吊頸 | [ jǐng ] to hang oneself |
| 吊鹽水 | [ yán shuǐ ] (dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip |
| 吊點滴 | [ diǎn dī ] to put sb on an intravenous drip (Tw) |
| ⇒ 一哭二鬧三上吊 | [ yī kū èr naò sān shàng ] to make a terrible scene (idiom), to throw a tantrum |
| ⇒ 上吊 | [ shàng ] to hang oneself |
| ⇒ 不要在一棵樹上吊死 | [ bù yaò zaì yī kē shù shàng sǐ ] don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom), there's more than one way to skin a cat |
| ⇒ 倒吊蠟燭 | [ daò là zhú ] Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo) |
| ⇒ 半吊子 | [ bàn zi ] dabbler, smatterer, tactless and impulsive person |
| ⇒ 塔吊 | [ tǎ ] tower crane |
| ⇒ 打吊瓶 | [ dǎ píng ] to put sb on an intravenous drip |
| ⇒ 打吊針 | [ dǎ zhēn ] to put sb on an intravenous drip |
| ⇒ 拖吊 | [ tuō ] to tow (a car) |
| ⇒ 拖吊車 | [ tuō chē ] tow truck |
| ⇒ 提心吊膽 | [ tí xīn dǎn ] (saying) to be very scared and on edge |
| ⇒ 繃巴吊拷 | [ bèng bā kaǒ ] variant of 繃扒吊拷|绷扒吊拷[beng4 ba1 diao4 kao3] |
| ⇒ 繃扒吊拷 | [ bèng bā kaǒ ] to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb, an ancient torture technique |
| ⇒ 纜索吊椅 | [ lǎn suǒ yǐ ] ski-lift |