gāo

high; tall; above average

HSK 1 #134

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 134th character
Radical ⾼ (189.0)
Strokes 10
Index # 2021

Definitions

高 gāo
  1. 1. high
  2. 2. tall
  3. 3. above average
  4. 4. loud
  5. 5. surname Gao
  6. 6. your (honorific)

Stroke order

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Words containing 高

Word Meaning
senior high school student
expressway; highway; same as gāo sù gōng lù
to raise (price etc)
tall; lofty
to ascend; to raise
high pitch; treble; soprano
high altitude
elegant; elegance; dainty
universities and colleges; abbr. for gāo děng xué xiào
greater than; to exceed
arrogant; haughty; proud
highland; upland
high temperature
high-interest loan; loan shark; usury
high place; elevation
high pressure; high-handed
to escape to faraway places; to go far
aloof and remote
to shout loudly
golf course
high mountain; alpine
efficient; highly effective
higher (animals, education etc); high-level
plateau
expensive; high (spirits etc); to hold (one's head) high