Chinese symbol for “higher”

高等

gāo děng

high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for higher is 高等 (gāo děng), defined as: high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc).

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

高 gāo

tall, lofty; high, elevated

radical 189 ⾼ · 10 strokes

等 děng

rank, grade; same, equal; to wait

radical 118 ⽵ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 高等.

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))
等等	děng děng	et cetera; and so on ...
平等	píng děng	equal; equality

See also: Japanese symbol for “higher”.

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.