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Chinese symbol for “elevation”

标高
biāo gāo
Traditional: 標高
elevation; level

The closest CC-CEDICT match for elevation is 标高 (biāo gāo), defined as: elevation; level.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

标 biāo
mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
高 gāo
tall, lofty; high, elevated
radical 189 ⾼ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “elevation”

WordPinyinMeaning
高度gāo dùheight; altitude
海拔hǎi báheight above sea level; elevation
立面图 (立面圖)lì miàn túelevation (architectural drawing)
高处 (高處)gāo chùhigh place; elevation
高程gāo chéngaltitude (e.g. above street level); elevation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 标高.

WordPinyinMeaning
目标 (目標)mù biāotarget; goal
标准 (標準)biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard
标志 (標誌)biāo zhìsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
指标 (指標)zhǐ biāo(production) target; quota; index; indicator
标题 (標題)biāo títitle; heading
标签 (標籤)biāo qiānlabel; tag
最高zuì gāotallest; highest
提高tí gāoto raise; to increase

See also: Japanese symbol for “elevation”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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