tuō​guà

tow

tuō drag

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

Unknown component
rén person
Unknown component
also

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthal̥ ˤajdraw, pull
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːl
l̥ʰaːls

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

guà hang Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
guī jade pointed at top

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkweaH[k]ʷˤre-s suspend

說文解字

《說文》:“挂,畫也。从手,圭聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

guà hang Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
guà fortune telling

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʷreːs
Unicodeguɛ̀i

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang