Hanja Analyzer
挂

挂 — gwae

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
그림족자 괘
Romanization
gwae
English
hang, suspend; suspense
Mandarin
guà
Japanese on'yomi
カイ, ケ, ケイ, カ
Japanese kun'yomi
か.ける
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
9
Radical
手 (64, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
圭
Unicode
U+6302

Parts that make up 挂

  • 扌 손 수variant of 手 다섯 손가락을 편 손손으로 하는 동작
  • 圭 서옥(瑞玉)/쌍토 규sound 위아래로 겹친 옥 홀 둘주로 소리를 나타낸다

Japanese words with 挂

  • 挂冠けいかん resigning from a government post
  • 挂甲けいこう armor made from small iron plates bound by leather cords (from Kofun to Nara periods)

Characters sharing the phonetic 圭

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “괘”

Other hanja with radical 手

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