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膏
gào
1. to moisten
2. to grease
3. to apply (cream, ointment)
4. to dip a brush in ink
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

膏
gāo
grease, fat; ointment, paste
HSK 4 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

唇膏
chúngāo
lipstick
恩膏
ēngāo
rich favor
油膏
yóugāo
balm
熬膏
áogāo
to simmer to a paste
牙膏
yágāo
toothpaste
HSK 4
石膏
shígāo
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
脂膏
zhīgāo
fat
膏方
gāofāng
medicinal concoction in paste form (TCM)
膏膏
gāogāo
to anoint
膏药
gāoyao
herbal plaster applied to a wound
膏血
gāoxuè
lit. fat and blood
药膏
yàogāo
ointment
软膏
ruǎngāo
ointment
剃须膏
tìxūgāo
shaving cream
挤牙膏
jǐyágāo
lit. to squeeze out toothpaste
枇杷膏
pípágāo
Pei Pa Koa, a Traditional Chinese natural herbal remedy
橡皮膏
xiàngpígāo
sticking plaster
润唇膏
rùnchúngāo
chapstick
润肤膏
rùnfūgāo
moisturizing cream
煅石膏
duànshígāo
plaster of Paris

Alternate Entries

膏
gāo
ointment / paste / CL:[[帖<tiě>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
2,672
Word Frequency Rank
6,485 of 84,292

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