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
to compete against; to go head to head (see who is best)
to compete against; to go head to head (see who is best)
Shanggao county in Yichun yí chūn, Jiangxi
Shanggao county in Yichun yí chūn, Jiangxi
equally matched; not much to distinguish who is stronger
I cannot presume on your attention
an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
not know one’s limits; unaware of danger
not know one's limits; be unaware of danger
high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
abbr. for 京沪高速铁路
abbr. for 京沪高速铁路
see 人往高處走,人往高处走,水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2]
see 人往高處走,人往高处走,水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2]
one should constantly strive to make progress
one should constantly strive to make progress
tall and strong
to dignify
to dignify
falsetto, same as jiǎ shēng
to be on the high side; to be unusually high
lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter