diào
pendre; suspendre; soulever ou laisser descendre avec une corde
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他把吊灯挂在屋顶上。
Tā bǎ diào dēng guà zài wū dǐng shàng.
He hung the chandelier from the ceiling.
吊带袜很性感。
Diào dài wà hěn xìng gǎn.
Garter belts are very sexy.
吊唁死者是中华民族的传统美德。
Diào yàn sǐ zhě shì zhōng huá mín zú de chuán tǒng měi dé.
Paying homage to the deceased is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.
悬挂 (xuán guà)
hang
吊唁 (diào yàn)
mourn
升 (shēng)
rise
降 (jiàng)
descend
The Chinese character 吊 (diào) has a rich history and etymology. It is composed of two parts: the radical 纟 (miǎn), which represents silk, and the phonetic component 吊 (diào), which represents the sound. The original meaning of 吊 was "to hang", and it was often used in the context of hanging objects from a rope or string. Over time, the meaning of 吊 expanded to include other related concepts, such as "to suspend", "to hoist", and "to lift". In modern Chinese, 吊 is commonly used in the sense of "to hang" or "to suspend", as in the phrase 吊灯 (diàodēng), which means "hanging lamp". It can also be used in the sense of "to hoist" or "to lift", as in the phrase 吊车 (diàochē), which means "crane". Additionally, 吊 can be used in the sense of "to weigh", as in the phrase 吊秤 (diàochěng), which means "hanging scale".
