Course Flashcards Sentences Texts Games
Tools
Hanzi
Characters & strokes
Dictionary
Search everything
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
Course Flashcards Sentences Texts Games
Hanzi
Characters & strokes
Dictionary
Search everything
Login Sign Up
Back to Dictionary
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)

膏药
gāoyao
herbal plaster applied to a wound
膏血
gāoxuè
lit. fat and blood
药膏
yàogāo
ointment
软膏
ruǎngāo
ointment
油膏
yóugāo
balm
唇膏
chúngāo
lipstick
恩膏
ēngāo
rich favor
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
煅石膏
duànshígāo
plaster of Paris
熟石膏
shúshígāo
plaster of Paris
剃须膏
tìxūgāo
shaving cream
硬石膏
yìngshígāo
anhydrite CaSO4
膏药旗
gāoyaoqí
Japanese flag (derog.)
挤牙膏
jǐyágāo
lit. to squeeze out toothpaste
生石膏
shēngshígāo
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)

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

LearnChinese.ai

Master Mandarin

Site

About Accounts & Social Contact

Editorial

Learning Resources Blog HSK 2.0 vs 3.0

Legal

Privacy Policy Terms of Service

Support

❤️ Donate

© 2026 LearnChinese.ai. All rights reserved.