Spot 告
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
告 component
gào · to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 告
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue告Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 告 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
靠=
+非
酷=
酉
造=
辶
诰=
讠
郜=
+阝
浩=
氵
梏=
木
牿=
牛
锆=
钅
鹄=
+鸟
皓=
白
窖=
穴
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 告 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
创造chuàngzào
to create
HSK 3.0 · L5建造jiànzàoto construct
HSK 3.0 · L5靠kàoto lean against or on
HSK 3.0 · L5靠近kàojìnto be close to
HSK 3.0 · L5可靠kěkàoreliable
HSK 3.0 · L5依靠yīkàoto rely on sth
HSK 3.0 · L5造zàoto make
HSK 3.0 · L5造成zàochéngto bring about
HSK 3.0 · L5制造zhìzàoto manufacture
HSK 3.0 · L5打造dǎzàoto forge
HSK 3.0 · L6改造gǎizàoto transform
HSK 3.0 · L6构造gòuzàostructure
HSK 3.0 · L6