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diào

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diào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diào | diao4
English translation
to suspend
to hang up
to hang a person
a string of 100 cash (arch.)
to lament
to condole with
variant of diào [diào]
to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang

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About diào

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

diào

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Etymology of diào

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Positional decomposition

口巾

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Example sentences using diào

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匪徒 fěi tú men yòng 绳子 shéngzi diào zài shù shǎng .

The bandits hung him by a rope from the branch of a tree.

yǒu xiàn nèi 修建 xiūjiàn zuì zǎo zuì cháng de 铁索吊桥 diào qiáo .

Have built the first county, the longest suspension bridge cable.

yāo 腰带 yāo dài , jiù 用不着 yòng bu zháo 吊带 diào dài le .

You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt!

心头 xīn tóu shǎng 十五个吊桶打水 dǎ shuǐ ,七上八 xià .

His heart clanged like fifteen buckets in a single well.

耳环 ěrhuán shì yóu gēn Jīn 链子 liàn zi diào zhāo de .

The pendant was hanging by a thin gold chain.

Words with diào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
diào to lament diào
吊销 diào xiāo to revoke吊銷
上吊 shàng diào to hang oneself上吊 shàng diào
吊死 diào sǐ death by hanging吊死 diào sǐ
吊带 diào dài suspenders吊帶
提心吊胆 tí xīn diào dǎn (saying) to be very scared and on edge提心吊膽
吊车 diào chē hoist吊車
吊灯 diào dēng hanging lamp吊燈
吊桥 diào qiáo drawbridge吊橋
吊唁 diào yàn to condole吊唁 diào yàn
吊床 diào chuáng hammock吊床 diào chuáng
吊装 diào zhuāng to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place吊裝
吊环 diào huán rings (gymnastics)吊環
塔吊 tǎ diào tower crane塔吊 tǎ diào
凭吊 píng diào to visit a place for the memories憑弔
吊袜带 diào wà dài suspenders (for stockings)吊襪帶
吊扇 diào shàn a punka吊扇 diào shàn
半吊子 bàn diào zi dabbler半吊子 bàn diào zi
吊索 diào suǒ rope tackle hanging from a mast吊索 diào suǒ
吊兰 diào lán bracket plant吊蘭
吊儿郎当 diào r láng dāng sloppy吊兒郎當
吊杆 diào gān a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)吊杆 diào gān
吊带衫 diào dài shān halter top吊帶衫
打吊针 dǎ diào zhēn to put sb on an intravenous drip打吊針
吊球 diào qiú drop shot (in tennis or volleyball)吊球 diào qiú

diào Decomposition & Compounds

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diào Decomposition

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diào Compounds

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