告 — Chinese character
告
gào
to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse
- Pinyin
- gào
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 牛 口
- Formation
- ideographic — To speak 口 with the force of an ox 牛
- Japanese
- 告 as a kanji
Common words with 告
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 报告 (報告) | bào gào | to inform; to report |
| 告诉 (告訴) | gào sù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| 告诉 (告訴) | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 广告 (廣告) | guǎng gào | to advertise; a commercial |
| 警告 | jǐng gào | to warn; to admonish |
| 公告 | gōng gào | post; announcement |
| 被告 | bèi gào | (law) the defendant; the accused |
| 告知 | gào zhī | to inform; to notify |
| 宣告 | xuān gào | to declare; to proclaim |
| 控告 | kòng gào | to accuse; to charge; to indict |
| 告别 (告別) | gào bié | to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to |
| 预告 (預告) | yù gào | to forecast; to predict |
English words written with 告
告 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Art of War 4 · I Ching 7 · Mencius 50 · Zhuangzi 43
- Analects 19.23
- Art of War 11.57
- Art of War 13.19
- Art of War 13.23
- Hexagram 4
- Hexagram 11
- Hexagram 26
- Hexagram 42
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