高
Character
tall (for people); high (for buildings, mountains)
- Radical
- 高 (itself)
- Strokes
- 10
- Structure
- Top–middle–bottom
- Parts
- 亠 口 冋
- Traditional
- 高
- Frequency
- #107 most common character
Meaning
gāo
gao1- tall (for people); high (for buildings, mountains)
- a family name (Gao)
Examples
他很高。
tā hěn gāo
He is very tall.
AI-generated sentence
这座山很高。
zhè zuò shān hěn gāo
This mountain is very high.
AI-generated sentence
高老师是我的汉语老师。
Gāo lǎo shī shì wǒ de hàn yǔ lǎo shī
Teacher Gao is my Chinese teacher.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 10 strokes
Speed
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Words with 高
See all 399 →高兴gāo xìnghappy; feeling pleasedWordHSK 1高中gāo zhōngsenior high school; the last three years of school before universityWordHSK 2+1 reading高级gāo jíat a higher level; more difficult than the basic levelWordHSK 2高速gāo sùhigh speed; moving or working very fastWordHSK 3高速公路gāo sù gōng lùa wide road where cars can drive very fastWordHSK 3高价gāo jiàa very high priceWordHSK 4高尚gāo shàngnoble; morally very good and worthy of admirationWordHSK 4高潮gāo cháothe most exciting part of a story, film, game, or eventWordHSK 4高铁gāo tiěhigh-speed train (a very fast train that travels between cities)WordHSK 4高于gāo yúto be higher than something, like a price or a levelWordHSK 5高原gāo yuána big flat area of land high up in the mountainsWordHSK 5高大gāo dàtall and big; describes people, buildings, and treesWordHSK 5