Stroke order
Stroke order
高 (Kangxi radical 189,高 +0, 10 strokes,cangjie input 卜口月口 (YRBR ),four-corner 00227 ,composition ⿳亠 口 冋 )
Kangxi radical #189,⾼ . Appendix:Chinese radical/高 傐 ,嗃 ,塙 ,嵪 ,搞 ,滈 ,䧚 ,槁 ,熇 ,犒 ,禞 ,䐧 ,皜 ,碻 ,稿 ,縞 (缟 ),謞 (𰵿 ),鎬 (镐 ),䮦 ,髇 ,鰝 (𱈋 )䬘 (𩙮 ),鄗 ,敲 ,㪣 ,歊 ,毃 ,䯪 ,鶮 ,㙜 ,槀 ,膏 ,稾 ,嵩 ,蒿 ,暠 ,篙 ,翯 ,㾸 Additional Derived Characters
𡠀 ,𢞟 ,𤠖 ,𢲤 ,𣉞 ,𣩅 ,𤧼 ,𬏐 ,𬑣 ,𥏹 ,𬖰 ,𧎸 ,𨃤 ,𨉲 ,𨢓 ,𩌡 ,𩝝 𣯖 ,𬎯 ,𠞟 ,𫾣 ,𦓄 ,𭶟 ,𤌾 ,𤚸 ,𧜉 ,𩙷 ,𩥊 ,𧕔 ,𪯪 ,𩮘 ,𪨓 Kangxi Dictionary:page 1451 , character 26 Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45313 Dae Jaweon: page 1979, character 4 Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4593, character 1 Unihan data for U+9AD8 Old Chinese 高 *kaːw 膏 *kaːw, *kaːws 篙 *kaːw 稿 *kaːwʔ 稾 *kaːwʔ, *kʰaːws 槁 *kaːwʔ, *kʰaːwʔ 縞 *kaːwʔ, *kaːws 暠 *kaːwʔ 槀 *kaːwʔ 藁 *kaːwʔ 燺 *kʰaːwʔ 薧 *kʰaːwʔ, *kʰaːws, *qʰaːw 犒 *kʰaːws 蒿 *qʰaːw 藃 *qʰaːws, *qʰraːw, *qʰraw 豪 *ɡaːw 毫 *ɡaːw 壕 *ɡaːw 濠 *ɡaːw 鎬 *ɡaːwʔ 滈 *ɡaːwʔ, *qʰraːwɢ 鄗 *ɡaːwʔ, *kʰraːw, *qʰaːwɢ 鰝 *ɡaːwʔ, *qʰaːwɢ 薃 *ɡaːwʔ 搞 *kruːʔ 敲 *kʰraːw, *kʰraːws 髇 *qʰraːw 嗃 *qʰraːw, *qʰraːws, *qʰaːwɢ 巐 *kʰl'awʔ 歊 *qʰraw, *qʰoːwɢ 謞 *qʰaːwɢ, *qʰraːwɢ 熇 *qʰaːwɢ, *qʰoːwɢ, *qʰoːɡ 碻 *kʰraːwɢ 塙 *kʰraːwɢ 毃 *kʰraːwɢ 翯 *qʰraːwɢ, *ɡraːwɢ, *ɡoːwɢ 瀥 *qʰraːwɢ
Pictogram (象形 ) – a tall building. Compare京 , which however is not a Kangxi radical.
Possibly fromProto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-gaw ( “ head ” ) . Compare withBurmese ခေါင်း ( hkaung: ,“ head ” ) . However,元 (OC *ŋon , “head”) instead is more likely to be related to this Proto-Sino-Tibetan root given its significant semantic agreement (Schuessler, 2007 ).
Likely allofams are喬 (OC *ɡrew , “tall”), and perhaps浩 (OC *ɡuːʔ , “vast”) (although the vowels do not agree).
Mandarin (Standard ) (Pinyin ) :gāo (gao1 )(Zhuyin ) :ㄍㄠ (Chengdu ,Sichuanese Pinyin ) :gao1 (Xi'an ,Guanzhong Pinyin ) :gǎo (Nanjing ,Nanjing Pinyin ) :gào (Dungan ,Cyrillic andWiktionary ) :го (go, I)Cantonese (Guangzhou –Hong Kong ,Jyutping ) :gou1 (Dongguan ,Jyutping++ ) :gou1 (Taishan ,Wiktionary ) :gau1 / gau2 (Yangjiang ,Jyutping++ ) :gou1 Gan (Wiktionary ) :gau1 Hakka (Sixian ,PFS ) :kô (Hailu ,HRS ) :goˋ (Meixian ,Guangdong ) :gau1 Jin (Wiktionary ) :gau1 Northern Min (KCR ) :ǎu / gáu Eastern Min (BUC ) :gŏ̤ Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): go1 / gor1 Southern Min (Hokkien ,POJ ) :kau /ko /ko͘ (Teochew ,Peng'im ) :gao1 / go1 (Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) :gao1 Southern Pinghua (Nanning ,Jyutping++ ) :gaau1 Wu (Wugniu ) Xiang (Changsha ,Wiktionary ) :gau1 (Loudi ,Wiktionary ) :geu1 (Hengyang ,Wiktionary ) :gau1 Note : gau2 - in
上高 (
siang5 gau2 ).
Note :
ǎu - vernacular; gáu - literary. Note :
go1- vernacular (incl. surname of people in Xianyou and most poeple in Putian); gor1 - literary (incl. surname of minority people in Putian). Note :
kau - vernacular; ko/ko͘ - literary (including surname). Note : go1 - surname.
(Leizhou ) Leizhou Pinyin :gao1 SinologicalIPA :/kau³⁵/ Southern Pinghua Wu (Northern :Shanghai ,Jiading ,Songjiang ,Chongming ,Suzhou ,Changzhou ,Jiaxing ,Hangzhou ,Shaoxing ,Ningbo ,Zhoushan ) (Jinhua ) Xiang Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )Character 高 Reading # 1/1 Modern Beijing (Pinyin) gāo Middle Chinese ‹ kaw › Old Chinese /*Cə.[k]ˁaw/ English high, tall Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)Character 高 Reading # 1/1 No. 3726 Phonetic component 高 Rime group 宵 Rime subdivision 1 Corresponding MC rime 髙 Old Chinese /*kaːw/
高
tall ;high 高 原 ― gāo yuán ― plateau這 座 山 特別 高 。/ 这 座 山 特别 高 。 ― Zhè zuò shān tèbiégāo . ― This mountain is especiallytall .生得 高 嘅 女仔 [Cantonese ,trad. andsimp. ] saang1 dak1 gou1 ge3 neoi5 zai2 [Jyutping] atall girl 唔好 擺 得 咁 高 啦 。[Cantonese ,trad. ] 唔好 摆 得 咁 高 啦 。[Cantonese ,simp. ] m4 hou2 baai2 dak1 gam3 gou1 laa1 . [Jyutping] Don't put it sohigh . ofhigh level ;above average 很 高 的 價格 / 很 高 的 价格 ― hěngāo de jiàgé ― high price高 糖 量 ― gāo tángliàng ― high sugar content很 高 的 標準 / 很 高 的 标准 ― hěngāo de biāozhǔn ― veryhigh standard高 年級 / 高 年级 ― gāo niánjí ― higher /senior grades我 比 他 高 一 班 。 ― Wǒ bǐ tāgāo yī bān. ― I am one yearabove him. high place 居高 臨下 / 居高 临下 ― jūgāo línxià ― to occupy ahigh position and look downloud 高 歌 ― gāo gē ― to singloudly ( geometry ) altitude 求 梯形 的 高 ― qiú tīxíng degāo ― find thealtitude of the trapezium( honorific ) your ( chemistry ) per- 高 錳酸鉀/ 高 锰酸钾 ― gāo měngsuānjiǎ ― potassiumper manganateasurname ,Gao (surname) 高 適 / 高 适 ― Gāo Shì ― Gao Shi (Tang dynasty poet)Dialectal synonyms of
高 (“tall; high”)
[map] Variety Location Words Formal(Written Standard Chinese ) 高 Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 高 Taiwan 高 Malaysia 高 Singapore 高 Jilu Mandarin Jinan 高 Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai(Muping) 高 Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 高 Xi'an 高 Xining 高 Xuzhou 高 Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 高 Ürümqi 高 Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 高 Wuhan 高 ,長 † Guiyang 高 Guilin 高 Liuzhou 高 Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 高 Yangzhou 高 Hefei 高 Cantonese Guangzhou 高 Hong Kong 高 Taishan 高 Dongguan 高 Yangjiang 高 Singapore(Guangfu) 高 Gan Nanchang 高 ,猛 † Lichuan 高 Pingxiang 高 Hakka Meixian 高 Changting 高 Wuping 高 Liancheng 高 Ninghua 高 Yudu 高 Huizhou Jixi 高 ,長 † Jin Taiyuan 高 Xinzhou 高 Northern Min Jian'ou 高 Eastern Min Fuzhou 懸 Fuzhou(Changle) 懸 Fuqing 懸 Pingtan 懸 Yongtai 懸 Gutian 懸 Fu'an 懸 Ningde 懸 Shouning 懸 Zhouning 懸 Matsu 懸 Southern Min Xiamen 懸 ,躼 † Quanzhou 懸 ,躼 † Zhangzhou 懸 ,躼 † Zhao'an 懸 Taipei 懸 ,躼 † New Taipei(Sanxia) 懸 ,躼 † Kaohsiung 懸 ,躼 † Yilan 懸 ,躼 † Changhua(Lukang) 懸 ,躼 † Taichung 懸 Tainan 懸 ,躼 † Hsinchu 懸 Kinmen 懸 Penghu(Magong) 懸 Penang(Hokkien) 懸 Singapore(Hokkien) 懸 ,躼 † Manila(Hokkien) 懸 ,躼 † Chaozhou 懸 Shantou 懸 Singapore(Teochew) 懸 Leizhou 懸 Wenchang 懸 Qionghai 懸 Singapore(Hainanese) 懸 Puxian Min Putian 懸 Putian(Donghai, Chengxiang) 懸 Putian(Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 懸 Putian(Nanri, Xiuyu) 懸 Xianyou 懸 Xianyou(Fengting) 懸 Xianyou(Youyang) 懸 Zhongshan Min Zhongshan(Longdu, Shaxi) 懸 Zhongshan(Sanxiang) 懸 Southern Pinghua Nanning(Tingzi) 高 Wu Shanghai 高 ,長 † Shanghai(Chongming) 高 ,長 † Suzhou 高 ,長 † Danyang 高 Hangzhou 高 ,長 † Hangzhou(Yuhang) 長 ,高 Shaoxing 高 ,長 † Ningbo 高 ,長 † Wenzhou 高 ,長 † Jinhua 高 ,長 † Xiang Changsha 高 ,上 Loudi 高 Shuangfeng 高 ,長 † Hengyang 高 Note † - of a person's height
( antonym(s) of “ tall ” ) : 矮 (ǎi , “short”)( antonym(s) of “ high ” ) : 低 (dī , “low”)Eastern Min Southern Min (Hokkien :Xiamen ,Tong'an ,Taipei ,Kinmen ,Singapore ) (Hokkien :Quanzhou ,Philippines ,Singapore ) (Hokkien :Zhangzhou ,Kaohsiung ,Tainan ,Lukang ,Sanxia ,Yilan ,Magong ,Hsinchu ,Taichung ,Singapore ,Penang ) (Teochew ) Note : guain5 - Chaoyang.
高
( Min ) alternative form of懸 / 悬 ( “ tall; high ” ) 1995 , “台灣話 [Táiwānhuà ]”,鄭進一 (lyrics),鄭進一 (music)[1] performed by陳雷 :目睭 攏 看 高 無 看 低 [Taiwanese Hokkien ,trad. ] 目睭 拢 看 高 无 看 低 [Taiwanese Hokkien ,simp. ] ba̍k-chiu lóng khòaⁿkoân bô khòaⁿ kē [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] Eyes are all lookingup high and not down low 2009 , “欢喜自游飞 ”,黄一飞 [Freddie Huang ],小喵 ,邓智彰 [Ang Chee Ciang ] (lyrics),黄一飞 [Freddie Huang ] (music)[2] performed by黄一飞 [Freddie Huang ],菲比 [Phoebe Yap ],Jentzen ,周奕斌 [Brian Chew ],刘婉滢 [Wanyin Lau ],黄莞媇 ,曾爱佳 [Chan Ai Chia ],陈荣发 , and 毛依贤 [Celine Mow ]:飛 卡 高 看 卡 遠 一 目 看透 看 乎 清 [Hokkien ,trad. ] 飞 卡 高 看 卡 远 一 目 看透 看 乎 清 [Hokkien ,simp. ] poe khahkûiⁿ khòaⁿ khah hn̄g, chi̍t ba̍k khòaⁿ-thàu khòaⁿ hō͘ chheng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] Flyhigh er, look farther, with one eye, see through it all, see it clearly 2014 , “祢的智慧 ”,謝鴻文 (lyrics),謝鴻文 (music)[3] :祢 的 智慧 高 過 山 [Taiwanese Hokkien ,trad. ] 祢 的 智慧 高 过 山 [Taiwanese Hokkien ,simp. ] Lí ê tì-hūikoân ná soaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] Your wisdom ishigh as the mountains 高
(Second grade kyōiku kanji )
tall high Go-on :こう ( kō ,Jōyō ) ←かう ( kau ,historical ) Kan-on :こう ( kō ,Jōyō ) ←かう ( kau ,historical ) Kun :たか ( taka ,高 ,Jōyō ) 、たかい ( taka i ,高い ,Jōyō ) 、たかまる ( taka maru ,高まる ,Jōyō ) 、たかめる ( taka meru ,高める ,Jōyō ) 、たかさ ( taka sa ,高さ ) FromOld Japanese , fromProto-Japonic *taka .
高( たか ) • (taka )
maximum , thelimit FromMiddle Chinese 高 ( kaw ) .
高( こう ) • (kō- ) [ 3]
high , higher高( こう ) 学( がく ) 歴( れき ) kō -gakurekihigh academic achievement; higher education 高( こう ) 画質( がしつ ) kō -gashitsuhigh image quality ↑1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ),大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition,Tokyo :Sanseidō ,→ISBN ↑2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ),NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese),Tokyo :NHK Publishing, Inc. ,→ISBN ^ Yoshiro Kojima, Shigeru Takebayashi, Keisuke Nakao, and Hideo Masuda, editors (2005 ),Luminous Japanese-English Dictionary , second edition, Kenkyusha (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
高 (eumhun 높을 고 ( nopeul go ) )
hanja form? of고 ( “ high ,tall ” ) 고등학교 (高等學校 ,godeung hakkyo , “high school ”)고구려 (高句麗 ,goguryeo , “Goguryeo ”)고려 (高麗 ,goryeo , “Goryeo ”)고창군 (高敞郡 ,gochang gun , “Gochang county ”)고급 (高級 ,gogeup , “high level ”)고속 (高速 ,gosok , “high speed ”)최고 (最高 ,choego , “best ”)高 :Hán Việt readings:cao (古 ( cổ ) 勞 ( lao ) 切 ( thiết ) )[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] 高 :Nôm readings:cao [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] ,sào [ 3] [ 7] [ 6] ,kiêu [ 1]
chữ Hán form ofcao ( “ high ;tall ” ) chữ Nôm form ofsào ( “ pole ;stick ” ) chữ Hán form ofCao ( “ asurname from Chinese ” )