| 悬挂 | xuán guà | to suspend; to hang |
| 挂牌 | guà pái | lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business |
| 挂念 | guà niàn | concerned |
| 挂钩 | guà gōu | hook (on which to hang sth); to couple |
| 牵挂 | qiān guà | to worry about; to be concerned about |
| 挂帅 | guà shuài | to be in command; (fig.) to dominate over other considerations |
| 挂号 | guà hào | to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail |
| 挂职 | guà zhí | temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CCP post |
| 倒挂 | dǎo guà | lit. to hang upside down; fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) |
| 挂名 | guà míng | |
| 挂靠 | guà kào | to be affiliated with; to operate under the wing of |
| 挂失 | guà shī | to report the loss of something |