Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 挂

to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)
to hang up (the phone)
(of a line) to be dead
to be worried; to be concerned
(dialect) to make a phone call
to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)
(slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)
classifier for sets or clusters of objects

lit. to hang up a plate
to open up for business
listed (on stock market)

ice (rime) formed on a tree

to report the loss of something

pasta
noodles

to hang down
suspended

to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)

to suspend
to hang

to hang up (a phone)
to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc)

to register (at a hospital etc)
to send by registered mail

(coll.) to get drunk
to get hammered

to hang up (a picture etc)
to hoist up (a flag)
(computing) to suspend (a process)
(of a system) to hang
pending (operation)

wall clock

padlock

wall calendar

lit. to hang upside down
fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods)
to borrow more than one can ever repay

to attach sb's name to (a role); to go by the title of
nominal; in name only

to worry about

to put on a suit of armor
to put on dress
to wear

(of a tree) to bear fruit

temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CCP post

vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)

to suspend
to hang
(vehicle) suspension

to decorate for festive occasions
to be wounded in action

variant of 掛褡／挂褡 (guàdā)

worry

to put sb on an intravenous drip

hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting)

to worry about
to be concerned about

to hang up (a phone)

to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)

(of a monk) to take residence at a temple

to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛／开外挂 (kāiwàiguà))
(coll.) unbelievably good

wall chart

concerned
troubled
having sth on one's mind

Trojan horse, to add malware to a website or program (computing)

to get caught (entangled)
to catch (on sth)

(computing) to mount

to complete the year's harvest

see 掛褡／挂褡 (guàdā)

to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind

tapestry

spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

wall hanging

to pull
to tow

to worry
to be on one's mind

to couple; to link; to hook together
(fig.) (preceded by 與／与 (yǔ) + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})
(fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc)
hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling

trailer

to mention (e.g. "don't mention it")

attached externally (e.g. fuel tank)
plug-in
add-on
special software used to cheat in an online game

to fail (a course)

to be affiliated with
to operate under the wing of
affiliation

to be in command
(fig.) to dominate over other considerations; to be over-emphasized

(dialect) to keep thinking about (sth); to have (sth) on one's mind

to hang up the phone

to put into gear
to engage the gear
gear change

to be wounded
(of plants) to bloom

erhua variant of 掛鉤／挂钩 (guàgōu)

register card

Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)

(coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb)
to get along well with each other

see 放空擋／放空挡 (fàngkōngdǎng)

registered letter

locket

18-wheeler
big rig
semi-trailer

to register as an emergency case at a hospital

see 開掛／开挂 (kāiguà)

guàzàizuǐbiān

to keep saying (sth) over and over

niújiǎoguàshū

lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
fig. to be diligent in one's studies

guàyīlòuwàn

to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
to leave out much more than one includes

pèijiànguàgōu

accessory hook

wàiguàchéngshì

plug-in (software) (Tw)

zìdòngguàdǎng

automatic gear change

huódòngguàtú

flipchart

guàzaizuǐshang

to pay lip service to
to keep mentioning (without doing anything)
to blather on about sth

not worth mentioning (idiom)

fēnshùguàshuài

preoccupied with school grades
overemphasis on test scores

wúqiānwúguà

to have no cares
to be carefree

qiānchángguàdù

deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
without a stitch of clothing
in one's birthday suit

qiānxīnguàcháng

to worry deeply about sth
extremely concerned

jīnqiánguàshuài

caring only about money and wealth

xuánguàshìhuáxiáng

悬挂式滑翔

[懸掛式滑翔]

hang-gliding

zhēngqìguàtàngjī

蒸汽挂烫机

[蒸汽掛燙機]

garment steamer

xuánguàshìhuáxiángjī

悬挂式滑翔机

[懸掛式滑翔機]

hang-glider

guàyángtóumàigǒuròu

挂羊头卖狗肉

[掛羊頭賣狗肉]

lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
fig. to cheat
dishonest advertising
wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue

Dàhóng Dēnglóng Gāogāo Guà

大红灯笼高高挂

[大紅燈籠高高掛]

Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀／张艺谋 ( Zhāng Yìmóu)

shìbùguānjǐ,gāogāoguàqǐ

事不关己，高高挂起

[事不關己，高高掛起]

to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)