挂 guà
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 圭 jade tablet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
挂念
guàniàn
to miss; to worry about
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 父母嘴上说不干预，心里却一直挂念远在海外的孩子。 Fùmǔ zuǐ shàng shuō bù gānyù, xīn li què yìzhí guàniàn yuǎn zài hǎiwài de háizi. Parents may say they will not interfere, but in their hearts they constantly worry about their child far overseas.
- 妈妈总是挂念在外地工作的儿子。 Māma zǒngshì guàniàn zài wàidì gōngzuò de érzi. Mum always worries about her son, who works in another city.
- 出门在外，一定要常打电话，别让家人挂念。 Chūmén zài wài, yídìng yào cháng dǎ diànhuà, bié ràng jiārén guàniàn. When you're away from home, call often so your family doesn't worry.
Related words
- 挂 guà to hang
- 挂钩 guàgōu to link with; hook
- 挂失 guàshī to report the loss of something
- 牵挂 qiānguà to worry about; to miss; to be concerned about
- 悬挂 xuánguà to hang; to suspend
- 概念 gàiniàn concept
- 观念 guānniàn idea; viewpoint
- 纪念 jìniàn to remember and honor
- 念 niàn to read aloud
- 怀念 huáiniàn to miss; to long for
- 想念 xiǎngniàn to miss someone
- 信念 xìnniàn belief