ㄉㄧㄠ ˋ

diào

suspend

吊 is a 6 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as diào in the fourth tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 弔 may be used.

It is made up of the components 口 (opening) and 巾 (towel).

  • 吊
    ㄉㄧㄠ ˋ

    diào

    suspend

    • 口
      ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • 巾
      ㄐㄧㄣ

      jīn

      towel

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Jīn must suspend a towel from his mouth to cover his diàowry
by Casper07x

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I <suspend> a TOWEL *down* over the OPENING, hoping to keep the nosy la[dy ou]t.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 吊

Definitions for 吊 pronounced as diào

  • a string of 100 cash (arch.)
  • to lament
  • to condole with
  • variant of 吊[diao4]
  • to suspend
  • to hang up
  • to hang a person

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