吊 (diu3 | diao4) : suspend; lift up; revoke

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吊

diu3

diao4

[1] [v] suspend; hang; dangle
[2] [v] lift up; hoist (with a rope/crane)
[3] [v] revoke; withdraw; cancel
[4] [measure] string of 1,000 copper coins

吊 is also the simplified form of 弔.

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 2

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

吊

This word has been viewed 7201 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 4th Jan 2011 03:48 and last edited on 25th May 2017 15:06

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吊燈 diu3 dang1 diao4 deng1 = hanging lantern

提心吊膽 tai4 sam1 diu3 daam2 ti2 xin1 diao4 dan3 = be scared

吊橋 diu3 kiu4 diao4 qiao2 = suspension bridge

吊門桔 diu3 mun4 gat1 = a thin person 粵

吊籃 diu3 laam4*2 diao4 lan2 = nacelle

吊味 diu3 mei6 = to blend a flavour; to bring out a flavor 粵

吊銷 diu3 siu1 = to revoke; to withdraw; to make inactive; to invalidate

吊帶 diu3 daai3*2 = suspenders

吊鐘 diu3 zung1 = bellows

吊骨 diu3 gwat1 = anchoring; gagger; hanger; soldier
See all 63 compounds (CantoDict reports 64 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Unicode code for this character: U+540a (off-site link)

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