挂
guà
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone)
In a story
镇上只有一家客店,门口挂着一个旧灯笼。There was only one inn in the town, an old lantern hanging at its door.镇上的剑客 · The Swordsman in Town · HSK 4
挂了电话,知秋看着窗外的城市,第一次觉得离“前途”这两个字这么近。Hanging up, Zhiqiu gazed at the city outside and, for the first time, felt the word "future" within arm's reach.面试 · The Interview · HSK 4

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