高 — Chinese character
高
gāo
tall, lofty; high, elevated
- Pinyin
- gāo
- Radical
- 189 ⾼ (Tall)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 亠 口 冋
- Formation
- pictographic — A tall palace
- Japanese
- 高 as a kanji
Common words with 高
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最高 | zuì gāo | tallest; highest |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 高兴 (高興) | gāo xìng | happy; glad |
| 高级 (高級) | gāo jí | high level; high grade |
| 高度 | gāo dù | height; altitude |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高级中学 (gāo jí zhōng xué)) |
| 高中 | gāo zhòng | to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion) |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路 (gāo sù gōng lù)) |
| 高校 | gāo xiào | universities and colleges; abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校 |
| 高层 (高層) | gāo céng | high-rise; high level; high class |
| 高等 | gāo děng | high-level; higher (animals, education etc) |
| 高速公路 | gāo sù gōng lù | expressway; highway; freeway |
English words written with 高
高 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 4 · Analects 4 · Art of War 11 · I Ching 4 · Mencius 19 · Zhuangzi 36 · Doctrine of the Mean 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 77
- Analects 5.23
- Analects 9.10
- Analects 14.43
- Art of War 6.11
- Art of War 6.29
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