吊
diào
a string of 100 cash (arch.)
to lament; to condole with; variant of 吊[diao4]
mouth/ring (口) + cloth (巾) = cloth hanging down in mourning
The ancient form shows a cloth (巾) hanging from a cord through a ring (口), evoking something suspended from above. From this image of hanging cloth came the extended sense of mourning, lamentation, and the strings of cash hung together.
他去朋友家吊唁，表达了深深的哀思。
tā qù péng yǒu jiā diào yàn，biǎo dá le shēn shēn de āi sī。
He went to his friend's home to condole, expressing deep grief.
听说老邻居去世了，我们应该登门吊唁以示敬意。
tīng shuō lǎo lín jū qù shì le，wǒ men yīng gāi dēng mén diào yàn yǐ shì jìng yì。
Hearing that the old neighbor passed away, we should visit in person to condole and show respect.
Words with 吊
开吊
kāi diào
to hold memorial service
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)
上吊
shàng diào
to hang oneself
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
倒吊蜡烛
dào diào là zhú
Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
半吊子
bàn diào zi
dabbler
吊绳
diào shéng
sling
吊儿郎当
diào r láng dāng
sloppy
吊具
diào jù
spreader (for pallet, container etc)
吊卷
diào juàn
variant of 調卷|调卷[diao4 juan4]
吊嗓子
diào sǎng zi
voice training (for Chinese opera)
吊塔
diào tǎ
a tower crane