吊

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to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Components 口巾

dangle · Heisig RSH #1681

口 mouth + 巾 towel

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
吊带背心	diào dài bèi xīn	camisole (women's garment)
半吊子	bàn diào zi	dabbler; smatterer; tactless and impulsive person
吊车尾	diào chē wěi	(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc); to rank at the bottom of the list; to f…
形影相吊	xíng yǐng xiāng diào	with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom); extremely sad and lonely
吊水	diào shuǐ	to draw water (from a well); (coll.) to receive an IV drip
吊机	diào jī	crane; hoist
上吊	shàng diào	to hang oneself
吊文	diào wén	paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals
吊车	diào chē	hoist; crane; elevator
开吊	kāi diào	to hold memorial service; to hold a funeral
吊门	diào mén	an overhung door; a door that hinges upwards
吊打	diào dǎ	to hang sb up and beat him; (fig.) (slang) to own (one's opponent); to thoroughly dominate
吊线	diào xiàn	plumbline
吊死鬼	diào sǐ guǐ	ghost of a person who died by hanging; hanged person; (coll.) inchworm; hangman (word game…
打吊针	dǎ diào zhēn	to put sb on an intravenous drip
吊球	diào qiú	to perform a drop shot (tennis etc); drop shot
吊死	diào sǐ	death by hanging; to hang oneself
提心吊胆	tí xīn diào dǎn	(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge
吊兰	diào lán	spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
一哭二闹三上吊	yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào	(lit.) to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying); (fig.) to make a terrible scene…

These characters use 吊 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
吊 sound part	diào	to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang
铞	diào	sword