Usage of the character 吊

to suspend
to hang up
to hang a person

diào

吊

[弔]

a string of 100 cash (arch.)
to lament
to condole with
variant of 吊 (diào)

jìdiào

祭吊

[祭弔]

to mourn and offer prayers

diàoxiàn

吊线

[吊線]

plumbline

diàodǒu

吊斗

[吊斗]

(a container) carried suspended or underslung
cable car bucket

shàngdiào

上吊

[上吊]

to hang oneself

diàohuán

吊环

[吊環]

rings (gymnastics)

diàodǎ

吊打

[吊打]

to hang sb up and beat him
(fig.) (slang) to own (one's opponent)
to thoroughly dominate

diàogōu

吊钩

[吊鉤]

suspended hook
hanging hook
hanger

diàoguà

吊挂

[吊掛]

to suspend
to hang

diàofá

吊伐

[弔伐]

to console the people by punishing the tyrants (abbr. for 弔民伐罪／吊民伐罪 (diàomínfázuì))

diàowèi

吊慰

[弔慰]

to offer condolences
to console the bereaved

diàoguǐ

吊诡

[弔詭]

bizarre
paradoxical
a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ))

diàoxiāo

吊销

[吊銷]

to suspend (an agreement)
to revoke

píngdiào

凭吊

[憑弔]

to visit a place for the memories
to pay homage to (the deceased)

diàozhuì

吊坠

[吊墜]

a pendant (jewelry)

diàokòu

吊扣

[吊扣]

to suspend (a license etc)

diàozhuāng

吊装

[吊裝]

to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place

diàoyàn

吊唁

[吊唁]

to offer condolences (for the deceased)
to condole

diàoshěn

吊审

[吊審]

to bring to trial
to bring to court

diàoyùn

吊运

[吊運]

to transport by crane
to convey

diàojī

吊机

[吊機]

crane
hoist

diàolán

吊篮

[吊籃]

hanging basket (for flowers)
gondola (of cable car)

diàopái

吊牌

[吊牌]

hangtag; swing tag
hanging sign

diàoqiú

吊球

[吊球]

to perform a drop shot (tennis etc)
drop shot

diàochuáng

吊床

[吊床]

hammock

diàopíng

吊瓶

[吊瓶]

infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)

diàomén

吊门

[吊門]

an overhung door
a door that hinges upwards

tǎdiào

塔吊

[塔吊]

tower crane

diàogān

吊杆

[吊杆]

a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)

diàodài

吊带

[吊帶]

suspenders
garters
shoulder strap
brace
sling

diàoqǐ

吊起

[吊起]

to hoist

diàojù

吊具

[吊具]

spreader (for pallet, container etc)

diàochuāng

吊窗

[吊窗]

a sash window

diàochē

吊车

[吊車]

hoist
crane
elevator

diàoshéng

吊绳

[吊繩]

sling

diàokè

吊客

[弔客]

a visitor offering condolences

tuōdiào

拖吊

[拖吊]

to tow (a car)

diàoxiào

吊孝

[弔孝]

a condolence visit

diàotǎ

吊塔

[吊塔]

a tower crane

diàosuǒ

吊索

[吊索]

sling; hoisting rope
suspension cable

diàojì

吊祭

[弔祭]

a worship ceremony for the dead
to offer sacrifice (to ancestors)
a libation

diàopù

吊铺

[吊鋪]

suspended bunk

diàoqiáo

吊桥

[吊橋]

drawbridge
suspension bridge

diàosāng

吊丧

[弔喪]

to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences

diàolóu

吊楼

[吊樓]

house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts
house built in a hilly area, supported by stilts

diàogǔ

吊古

[弔古]

to revisit the past
to commemorate

kāidiào

开吊

[開弔]

to hold memorial service
to hold a funeral

diàodēng

吊灯

[吊燈]

hanging lamp

diàowén

吊文

[弔文]

paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals

diàoshàn

吊扇

[吊扇]

a ceiling fan
a punka

diàogàng

吊杠

[吊槓]

trapeze (gymnastics)

diàojǐng

吊颈

[吊頸]

to hang oneself

diàosǐ

吊死

[吊死]

death by hanging
to hang oneself

diàojuàn

吊卷

[吊卷]

to consult the archives

diàoyàn

吊唁

[弔唁]

variant of 吊唁 (diàoyàn)

diàolán

吊兰

[吊蘭]

spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

diàotī

吊梯

[吊梯]

a rope ladder

diàoyánshuǐ

吊盐水

[吊鹽水]

(dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip

diàochēwěi

吊车尾

[吊車尾]

(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc)
to rank at the bottom of the list
to finish last

diàodàishān

吊带衫

[吊帶衫]

halter top
spaghetti strap top
sun top

diàosǎngzi

吊嗓子

[吊嗓子]

voice training (for Chinese opera)

diàozhuìfù

吊坠缚

[吊墜縛]

strappado bondage

dǎdiàozhēn

打吊针

[打吊針]

to put sb on an intravenous drip

diàowèikǒu

吊胃口

[吊胃口]

(coll.) to keep sb in suspense
to tantalize
to keep on tenterhooks

bàndiàozi

半吊子

[半吊子]

dabbler
smatterer
tactless and impulsive person

diàopíngzú

吊瓶族

[吊瓶族]

"infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc

diàowàdài

吊袜带

[吊襪帶]

suspenders (for stockings)

diàodāngkù

吊裆裤

[吊襠褲]

baggy pants
sagging pants

diàobàngzi

吊膀子

[吊膀子]

(dialect) to flirt (derog.)

diàozhōnghuā

吊钟花

[吊鐘花]

Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus)

tuōdiàochē

拖吊车

[拖吊車]

tow truck

diàodiǎndī

吊点滴

[吊點滴]

to put sb on an intravenous drip (Tw)

diàosǐguǐ

吊死鬼

[吊死鬼]

ghost of a person who died by hanging
hanged person
(coll.) inchworm
hangman (word game)

dǎdiàopíng

打吊瓶

[打吊瓶]

to put sb on an intravenous drip

tíxīndiàodǎn

提心吊胆

[提心吊膽]

(saying) to be very scared and on edge

diàodàibèixīn

吊带背心

[吊帶背心]

camisole (women's garment)

dàodiàolàzhú

倒吊蜡烛

[倒吊蠟燭]

Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)

lǎnsuǒdiàoyǐ

缆索吊椅

[纜索吊椅]

ski-lift

xíngyǐngxiāngdiào

形影相吊

[形影相弔]

with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
extremely sad and lonely

diàosǐwènjí

吊死问疾

[弔死問疾]

to grieve for the sick and the dying
to show great concern for people's suffering

bēngbādiàokǎo

绷扒吊拷

[繃扒吊拷]

to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb, an ancient torture technique

bēngbādiàokǎo

绷巴吊拷

[繃巴吊拷]

variant of 繃扒吊拷／绷扒吊拷 (bēngbādiàokǎo)

diàorlángdāng

吊儿郎当

[吊兒郎當]

sloppy

diàomínfázuì

吊民伐罪

[弔民伐罪]

to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)

diàoguǐjīnqí

吊诡矜奇

[弔詭矜奇]

strange and paradoxical

yīkū'èrnàosānshàngdiào

一哭二闹三上吊

[一哭二鬧三上吊]

(idiom) to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum

bùyàozàiyīkēshùshàngdiàosǐ

不要在一棵树上吊死

[不要在一棵樹上吊死]

don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
there's more than one way to skin a cat