挂
guà · HSK 3
hang
🪝 guà sounds like 'gwah' — a hook goes 'gwah' as it grabs the coat
挂 means to hang or hitch. The 扌 (hand) radical on the left signals an action done by hand; the right side 圭 gives the sound. So: hand + sound-cue gua = to hang something up.
挂 — hand radical 扌 + 圭 (jade tablet, phonetic)
挂 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The hand radical 扌 gives the meaning, since hanging something requires the hand to place it on a hook or peg. The right side 圭 (guī, a jade tablet) supplies the sound, close to the modern reading guà. Originally written 掛, it meant to suspend or hang up.