懂中文 Dong Chinese

吊

diào

to hang

Original meaning: 

silk streamers used for arrows

Variant of 弔. Depicts a person carrying silk streamers used for wrapping around arrows with. Based on the original meaning "silk streamers used for arrows", now written as 繳. The meaning later shifted to "to hang" and "to hang a person".

Components
◎ iconic component

◎  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts silk streamers used for wrapping around arrows with.

人 iconic component

人  Iconic component

rén

  

person

Definitions

吊  

diào

condole, mourn, pity; hang; to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person

吊 (弔) 

diào

a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with; variant of 吊[diào]

Most common words with 吊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

吊

to lament

吊销

to revoke

上吊

to hang oneself

吊死

death by hanging

吊带

suspenders

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

屌

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

铞 屌

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.639-640

黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.838-839