xuán

to hang or suspend; to worry; unresolved

Character data

Radical ⼼ (61.16)
Strokes 20
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

懸 xuán
  1. 1. to hang or suspend
  2. 2. to worry
  3. 3. unresolved
  4. 4. baseless
  5. 5. without foundation
  6. 6. public announcement

Words containing 懸

Word Meaning
to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
widely different; large disparity
(fig.) torrent of words
suspension; to float (in the air etc)
particulate matter; particulates
suspended matter
suspense
suspended; to hang
(fig.) uncertain; suspended in midair; to hang in the air
Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi
suspension bridge
pending a decision; hanging in the balance
cantilever
to offer a reward; bounty
an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)
uvula (biology)
perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
unequally matched
maglev; magnetic levitation (train)
lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
superfluous or useless appendages; superfluities
study with great effort; work very hard