"吊" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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吊
Trad. 弔
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 口
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 6
Structure
Decomp. 口巾
Prononciation
Mandarin diào
Entry Methods
Pinyin diao4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 RLB
口中月
Sijiao 6022.7
Wubi KMHJ
CNS 11643 1-4752
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+540A
GB2312 B5F5
BIG5 A651
HSK
Level 6
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吊 diào a string of 100 cash (arch.) / to lament / to condole with / variant of 吊[diao4]
Results beginning with 吊
吊带 diào dài suspenders / garters / shoulder strap / brace / sling
吊销 diào xiāo to suspend (an agreement) / to revoke
吊坠 diào zhuì a pendant (jewelry)
吊车 diào chē hoist / crane / elevator
吊灯 diào dēng hanging lamp
吊牌 diào pái tag
吊装 diào zhuāng to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place
吊桥 diào qiáo drawbridge / suspension bridge
吊起 diào qǐ to hoist
吊着 diào zhe dangle
吊死 diào sǐ death by hanging / to hang oneself
吊具 diào jù spreader (for pallet, container etc)
吊唁 diào yàn variant of 吊唁[diao4 yan4]
吊环 diào huán rings (gymnastics)
吊挂 diào guà to suspend / to hang
吊床 diào chuáng hammock
吊兰 diào lán hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum) / bracket plant
吊瓶 diào píng infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
吊钩 diào gōu suspended hook / hanging hook / hanger
吊绳 diào shéng sling
吊扇 diào shàn a ceiling fan / a punka
吊索 diào suǒ rope tackle hanging from a mast / crow foot (system of ropes through tackle to hold up an awning)
吊篮 diào lán hanging basket (for flowers) / gondola (of cable car)
吊杆 diào gān a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)
吊丧 diào sāng to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences
吊孝 diào xiào a condolence visit
吊舱 diào cāng pod
吊窗 diào chuāng a sash window
吊打 diào dǎ to hang sb up and beat him / (fig.) (slang) to own (one's opponent) / to thoroughly dominate
吊斗 diào dǒu (a container) carried suspended or underslung / cable car bucket
吊伐 diào fá to console the people by punishing the tyrants (abbr. for 弔民伐罪|吊民伐罪[diao4 min2 fa2 zui4])
吊杠 diào gàng trapeze (gymnastics)
吊古 diào gǔ to revisit the past / to commemorate
吊诡 diào guǐ bizarre / paradoxical / a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
吊祭 diào jì a worship ceremony for the dead / to offer sacrifice (to ancestors) / a libation
吊机 diào jī crane / hoist
吊颈 diào jǐng to hang oneself
吊卷 diào juàn to consult the archives
吊客 diào kè a visitor offering condolences
吊扣 diào kòu to suspend (a license etc)
吊楼 diào lóu house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts / house built in a hilly area, supported by stilts
吊门 diào mén an overhung door / a door that hinges upwards
吊铺 diào pù suspended bunk
吊球 diào qiú to perform a drop shot (tennis etc) / drop shot
吊审 diào shěn to bring to trial / to bring to court
吊塔 diào tǎ a tower crane
吊梯 diào tī a rope ladder
吊慰 diào wèi to offer condolences / to console the bereaved
吊文 diào wén paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals
吊线 diào xiàn plumbline
吊运 diào yùn to transport by crane / to convey
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吊带衫 diào dài shān halter top / spaghetti strap top / sun top
吊袜带 diào wà dài suspenders (for stockings)
吊胃口 diào wèi kǒu (coll.) to keep sb in suspense / to tantalize / to keep on tenterhooks
吊膀子 diào bàng zi (dialect) to flirt (derog.)
吊车尾 diào chē wěi (coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc) / to rank at the bottom of the list / to finish last
吊裆裤 diào dāng kù baggy pants / sagging pants
吊档裤 diào dàng kù baggy pants / sagging pants
吊点滴 diào diǎn dī to put sb on an intravenous drip (Tw)
吊瓶族 diào píng zú "infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc
吊嗓子 diào sǎng zi voice training (for Chinese opera)
吊死鬼 diào sǐ guǐ ghost of a person who died by hanging / hanged person / (coll.) inchworm / hangman (word game)
吊唁簿 diào yàn bù condolence book
吊盐水 diào yán shuǐ (dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip
吊钟花 diào zhōng huā Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus)
吊坠缚 diào zhuì fù strappado bondage
吊儿郎当 diào r láng dāng sloppy
吊民伐罪 diào mín fá zuì to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
吊死问疾 diào sǐ wèn jí to grieve for the sick and the dying / to show great concern for people's suffering
吊带背心 diào dài bèi xīn camisole (women's garment)
吊诡矜奇 diào guǐ jīn qí strange and paradoxical
吊唁帐篷 diào yàn zhàng péng condolence tent
Approximate Results for 吊
上吊 shàng diào to hang oneself
凭吊 píng diào to visit a place for the memories / to pay homage to (the deceased)
塔吊 tǎ diào tower crane
祭吊 jì diào to mourn and offer prayers
开吊 kāi diào to hold memorial service / to hold a funeral
拖吊 tuō diào to tow (a car)
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半吊子 bàn diào zi dabbler / smatterer / tactless and impulsive person
打吊瓶 dǎ diào píng to put sb on an intravenous drip
打吊针 dǎ diào zhēn to put sb on an intravenous drip
拖吊车 tuō diào chē tow truck
A形吊架  A frame
提心吊胆 tí xīn diào dǎn (saying) to be very scared and on edge
形影相吊 xíng yǐng xiāng diào with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) / extremely sad and lonely
绷巴吊拷 bèng bā diào kǎo variant of 繃扒吊拷|绷扒吊拷[beng4 ba1 diao4 kao3]
绷扒吊拷 bèng bā diào kǎo to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb, an ancient torture technique
长臂吊车  long-reach crane / long-reach boom
自行吊车  mobile crane
起吊载荷  slingload
摆荡吊环 bǎi dàng diào huán swinging rings
倒吊蜡烛 dào diào là zhú Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
缆索吊椅 lǎn suǒ diào yǐ ski-lift
直升机吊救 zhí shēng jī diào jiù helicopter hoisting
中型自行吊车  medium mobile crane
一哭二闹三上吊 yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào to make a terrible scene (idiom) / to throw a tantrum
不要在一棵树上吊死 bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom) / there's more than one way to skin a cat
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