高

Mandarin · pinyin gāo#

Meanings · gāo

  1. high
  2. tall
  3. above average
  4. loud
  5. your (honorific)
Mandarin · pinyin Gāo#

Meanings · Gāo

  1. surname Gao
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高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
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gou1

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character · Etymology 1

  1. tall; high
  2. of high level; above average
  3. high place
  4. loud
  5. (geometry) altitude
  6. (honorific) your
  7. (chemistry) per-
  8. a surname, Gao (surname)

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Min) alternative form of 懸 /悬 (“tall; high”)

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