gāo

to praise

Evolution

臯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
臯 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
臯 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
臯 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
臯 Seal script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Seal script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Definitions

 

gāo

to praise; to bless high; eminent; (Cant.) a marsh, pool

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gāo

variant of [gāo]

Most common words with 臯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

bank

如皋

Rugao county level city in Nantong 南通[Nán​tōng], Jiangsu

如皋市

Rugao county level city in Nantong 南通[Nán​tōng], Jiangsu

皋兰县

Gaolan county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán​zhōu], Gansu

皋兰

Gaolan county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán​zhōu], Gansu

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3983rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

12

Unicode

U+81EF

Shuowen

“皋,气皋白之進也。从夲,从白。《禮》祝曰皋,登謌曰奏,故皋奏皆从夲。《周禮》曰:‘詔來鼓皋舞。’皋,告之也。”


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