懸 (jyun4 | xuan2 ) : [1] [v] hang; be hanged; be hung; suspend; be

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懸

jyun4

xuan2

[1] [v] hang; be hanged; be hung; suspend; be suspended [2] [v] be in suspension; be in suspense; unsettled; unsolved

Stroke count: 20

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

懸 / 悬

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This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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懸崖 jyun4 ngaai4 xuan2 ya2 = precipice

懸念 jyun4 nim6 xuan2 nian4 = suspense (in a drama or play)

懸掛 jyun4 gwaa3 xuan2 gua4 = suspension (of a vehicle); to hang

磁懸浮 ci4 jyun4 fau4 = MagLev; magnetic levitation (as in trains)

磁懸浮車 ci4 jyun4 fau4 ce1 = MagLev train

懸濁液 jyun4 zuk6 jik6 xuan2 zhuo2 yi4 (Taiwan), xuan2 zhuo2 ye4 (PRC) = [化] suspension

懸浮 jyun4 fau4 xuan2 fu2 = suspend; to float suspended; suspension

懸疑 jyun4 ji4 xuan2 yi2 = suspense

懸岩 jyun4 ngaam4 xuan2 yan2 = a cliff

懸垂 jyun4 seoi4 xuan2 chui2 = overhang
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毒品調查科已經懸紅五百萬通緝毒梟。
The Narcotics Bureau has offered a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of the drug lord.

綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

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Decimal representation of this word: 懸
Unicode code for this character: U+61F8 (off-site link)

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