Chinese symbol for “height”
高度
gāo dù
height; altitude; elevation; high degree
The closest CC-CEDICT match for height is 高度 (gāo dù), defined as: height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; 个 (gè).
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
Other Chinese words for “height”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 身高 | shēn gāo | (a person's) height |
| 高低 | gāo dī | height; level; (music) pitch; relative superiority |
| 身长 (身長) | shēn cháng | height (of person); length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) |
| 高矮 | gāo ǎi | height (i.e. whether short or tall) |
| 个子 (個子) | gè zi | stature; height; size (of a person or object); (agriculture) bundle of cereal stalks tied together |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 高度.
| 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 |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高级中学 (gāo jí zhōng xué)) |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree; level; extent |
| 态度 (態度) | tài du | manner; bearing |
See also: Japanese symbol for “height”.
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.