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高 gāo — “tall, high”
How to write and say the Chinese character 高 (gāo), which means tall, high — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Colours & describing.
Pinyin · 拼音 gāo
Meaning · 意思 tall, high
Strokes · 笔画 10
Radical · 部首 高 (tall)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
高 is written with 10 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: a tall palace.
A common word常用词
高山
high mountains
Example sentence例句
长颈鹿长得真高。
Giraffes grow so tall.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.