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高
Gāo
1. surname Gao
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 10 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

高
gāo
tall, lofty; high, elevated
HSK 1 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

上高
Shànggāo
Shanggao county in Yichun [[宜春]], Jiangxi
偏高
piāngāo
to be on the high side
凡高
FánGāo
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
垫高
diàngāo
a support
增高
zēnggāo
to heighten
孤高
gūgāo
arrogant
崇高
chónggāo
majestic
HSK 6
抬高
táigāo
to raise (price etc)
拉高
lāgāo
to pull up
拔高
bágāo
to raise (one's voice)
提高
tígāo
to raise
HSK 3
升高
shēnggāo
to raise
梵高
FánGāo
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
乐高
Lègāo
Lego (toys)
标高
biāogāo
elevation
清高
qīnggāo
noble and virtuous
临高
Língāo
Lin'gao County, Hainan
自高
zìgāo
to be proud of oneself
至高
zhìgāo
paramount
赵高
ZhàoGāo
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty

Alternate Entries

高
gāo
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
133
Word Frequency Rank
331 of 84,292

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