Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “gao”
24 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
gāo
3
Third tone
gǎo
搞
gǎo
杲to do, to fix, to make, to settle
13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5gǎo
缟brilliant, shining
8 strokesgǎo
暠plain white silk
13 strokesgǎo
槀daybreak
14 strokesgǎo
槁draft, manuscript
14 strokesgǎo
稿to wither
14 strokesgǎo
镐draft, manuscript, rough copy
15 strokesgǎo
縞stove
15 strokesgǎo
藁plain white silk
16 strokesgǎo
鎬straw, hay
17 strokesgǎo
stove
18 strokes4
Fourth tone
gào
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