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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 may be used.

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

  • ㄉㄧㄠ ˋ

    diào

    suspend

    • ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • ㄐㄧㄣ

      jīn

      towel

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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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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