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Strokes 10
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Decomp. 亠口冂口
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Mandarin gāo
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卜口月口
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 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
Results beginning with 高
 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking
 gāo shǒu expert / past master / dab hand
 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4]
 gāo sù high speed
 gāo xìng happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood
 gāo zhòng to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
 gāo zhōng senior high school / abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]
 gāo kǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)
 gāo xiào universities and colleges / abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校
 gāo xiào efficient / highly effective
 gāo dá to attain / to reach up to
 gāo céng high level / high class
 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / climax / orgasm / chorus (part of a song)
 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade
 gāo duān high-end
 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc)
 gāo fēng peak / summit / height
 gāo dà tall / lofty
 gāo wēn high temperature
 gāo guì grandeur / noble
 gāo yā high pressure / high-handed
 gāo dī height / altitude (aviation) / pitch (music) / ups and downs (success or failure) / whether sth is right or wrong / comparative strength, weight, depth, stature / (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever / eventually, in the end
 gāo shān high mountain / alpine
 gāo jià high price
 gāo míng brilliant / superior / tall and bright
 gāo chū to be higher (than the stated amount) by ...
 Gāo xióng Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan
 gāo yuán plateau / CL:片[pian4]
 gāo shàng noble / lofty / refined / exquisite
 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc
 gāo rén very able person
 gāo yǎ dainty / elegance / elegant
 gāo qīng high definition (television etc) / high fidelity (audio)
 gāo kōng high altitude
 gāo zhǎng to surge up / to rise / (of tensions etc) to run high
 gāo zhí vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) / senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) / high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) / (Tw) vocational high school
 gāo fēn high marks / high score
 gāo shēng aloud / loud / loudly
 gāo qiáng excellent / outstanding
 gāo lóu high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4]
 gāo xīn high salary
 gāo pín high frequency
 gāo jǔ to lift up / to hold high
 gāo guǎn executive / senior management / (contraction of 高級管理|高级管理)
 gāo guān high official
 gāo chāo excellent / superlative
 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc)
 gāo é high quota / large amount
 gāo ào arrogant / haughty / proud
 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas
 gāo chù high place / elevation
 gāo dì highland / upland
 gāo shēn profound
 gāo chǎn high yielding
 gāo yīn high pitch / soprano / treble
 gāo sǒng erect / towering / to stand tall
 gāo líng elderly
 gāo hū to shout loudly
 gāo xià relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
 gāo jiē high level
 gāo sēng a senior monk
 gāo diào high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile
 gāo jiāo higher education / same as 高等教育[gao1 deng3 jiao4 yu4]
 gāo hǎn to shout loudly / to raise a cry / to yell
 gāo qiáo Takahashi (Japanese surname)
 Gāo shèng Goldman Sachs
 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific)
 gāo shāo fever / high temperature
 Gāo lí Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 / Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
 gāo gē to sing loudly / to lift one's voice in song
 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few)
 gāo néng high energy
 gāo liáng sorghum / common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare)
 gāo gū to overestimate / to overrate
 gāo fā (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence / (old) to score highly in the imperial exams
 gāo jià overhead / elevated (walkway, highway etc) / elevated road
 gāo yuǎn lofty
 gāo kàng high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc) / high-spirited / fever-pitched (atmosphere)
 Gāo sī gauss, unit of magnetic induction
 gāo rè a fever
 gāo shēng to get a promotion
 gāo yuàn high court
 gāo zǔ Gaozu
 gāo chàng to sing loudly / fig. to mouth slogans
 Gāo liáng Takahashi (name) / Takahashi city in Okayama prefecture, Japan / Highbridge (name)
 gāo jié noble and clean-living / lofty and unsullied
 gāo chéng altitude (e.g. above street level) / elevation
 gāo tiě high speed rail
 gāo lú blast furnace
 gāo shù further math / advanced mathematics (school subject, abbr. for 高等數學|高等数学)
 Gāo zōng Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] and 清高宗[Qing1 Gao1 zong1] (aka 李治[Li3 Zhi4], 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] and 乾隆[Qian2 long2] respectively)
 gāo yú greater than / to exceed
 gāo qiú high ball / lob (in tennis) / golf (abbr. of 高爾夫球|高尔夫球[gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2])
 gāo gàn high cadre / top party member
 gāo jiù to move to a better job
 gāo tǎ tower / CL:座[zuo4]
 gāo yáng held high / elevated / uplift / soaring
 gāo hán high and cold (mountain area)
 gāo pān social climbing / to claim connections with people in higher social class
 gāo tou higher authority / the bosses / on top of
 gāo lùn enlightening remarks (honorific) / brilliant views
 gāo tāng clear soup / soup stock
 gāo ǎi height (i.e. whether short or tall)
 Gāo Xiáng Gao Xiang (1688-1753), Qing dynasty painter
 gāo lì high interest rate / usurious
 Gāo Yún Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
 gāo táng main hall / honorific for one's parents (old)
 gāo tú brilliant student
 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability
 gāo nán extremely difficult / hard and dangerous / challenging
 Gāo mián Cambodia / Kampuchea / Khmer
 Gāo lú Gaul
 gāo jùn high and steep
 gāo zú honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil
寿 gāo shòu longevity / venerable age / your venerable age?
 gāo miào masterly / subtle and clever (or artwork, writing etc)
 gāo gǎng Gao
 gāo qiāo stilts / walking on stilts as component of folk dance
 gāo lán high hurdle
 Gāo ān Gao'an, county-level city in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
 gāo àn in grand style / high bank
 gāo bāng high-top (shoes) / ankle-high shoes
 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability
 gāo cān senior staff officer / staff officer of great talent
 gāo chǎng large and spacious
 gāo chù towering
 Gāo chún Gaochun county in Nanjing 南京, Jiangsu
 gāo cì higher degree (e.g. equation in math.)
 gāo dǎo to travel far
 Gāo dí Antoni Gaudí / (1852-1926), Catalan architect
 gāo duàn high-level (ability) / advanced
 gāo fǎn altitude sickness / abbr. for 高原反應|高原反应[gao1 yuan2 fan3 ying4]
仿 gāo fǎng imitation / quality fake
 gāo fēi to soar
 Gāo gǎng Gaogang district of Taizhou city 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
 gāo gé tall building / high shelf
 gāo gōng senior engineer (abbr. for 高級工程師|高级工程师[gao1 ji2 gong1 cheng2 shi1]) / (Tw) industrial vocational high school (abbr. for 高級工業職業學校|高级工业职业学校[gao1 ji2 gong1 ye4 zhi2 ye4 xue2 xiao4])
 gāo jiē high street (main street of a town or city) (loanword)
 gāo kàn to attach importance to sth / to value
 gāo kuàng high and wide
 gāo lǎng loud and clear / bright and clear
 gāo lěng reserved / aloof / (geography) (of a location) elevated and cold
 gāo liàng to highlight (computing) / (of sound) loud and clear / penetrating
 gāo lín distinguished neighbor (honorific)
 Gāo líng Gaoling county in Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1], Shaanxi
 gāo mài exuberant / outstanding / in advanced years
 gāo màn proud / overbearing
 gāo mì high density
 gāo míng renown / fame
 Gāo mù Takagi (Japanese surname)
Approximate Results for 高
 tí gāo to raise / to increase / to improve
 zuì gāo tallest / highest / supreme (court etc)
 shēn gāo (a person's) height
 gèng gāo higher / even higher
 guò gāo too high
 shēng gāo to raise / to ascend
 chóng gāo majestic / sublime
 zēng gāo to heighten / to raise / to increase / to rise
 tái gāo to raise (price etc)
 piān gāo to be on the high side / to be unusually high
 qīng gāo noble and virtuous / aloof from politics and material pursuits
 zhì gāo paramount / supremacy
 lā gāo to pull up
 tiào gāo high jump (athletics)
 bá gāo to raise (one's voice) / to overrate / to build up / to stand out / outstanding
 biāo gāo elevation / level
 Fán Gāo Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
 Fán Gāo Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
 yīn gāo pitch (music) / tone
 diàn gāo a support / to raise / to bolster / to jack up
  tidal height / height of tide
 bèng gāo to jump
 cè gāo altimetry
 gū gāo arrogant
 hē gāo to get drunk
 Lè gāo Lego (toys)
 Lín gāo Lingao County, Hainan
 Mǐ gāo Michael (name)
 Shàng gāo Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
 shěn gāo Shengao
 tiǎo gāo (architecture) high-ceilinged / to raise (a ceiling) to a height of
 tiāo gāo (architecture) high-ceilinged / to raise (a ceiling) to a height of / ceiling height
 xīn gāo new high
 yǎn gāo haughty / contemptuous / to have high expectations
 Yáng gāo Yanggao county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
 Zhào Gāo Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
 zhèng gāo orthometric height / orthometric elevation
 zhí gāo vocational high school (abbr. for 職業高中|职业高中[zhi2 ye4 gao1 zhong1])
 zì gāo to be proud of oneself
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 bù gāo xìng unhappy / dissatisfied
 xìng gāo cháo orgasm / climax
 nài gāo wēn heat-resistant
 chāo gāo sù ultra high speed
 Mò gāo kū Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu
 nán gāo yīn tenor
 nu:3 gāo yīn soprano
 Dài Gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969
 Hàn Gāo zǔ posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 / (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
 dí shì gāo disco (loanword) / also written 迪斯科[di2 si1 ke1]
线 děng gāo xiàn contour line
 chāo gāo pín super high frequency
 Zhāng Gāo lì Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
 chàng gāo diào to sing the high part / to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
 Táng Gāo zǔ Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626
 cǎi gāo qiāo to walk on stilts
 Shàng gāo xiàn Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
  over-pricing / overbilling
 bèng gāo r erhua variant of 蹦高[beng4 gao1]
 cè gāo yí altimeter
 děng gāo yí astrolabe
 duī gāo jī forklift
 fǎn gāo cháo anticlimax
 fēi gāo fēng off-peak
 hóng gāo liáng red sorghum
 jiǎ gāo yīn falsetto, same as 假聲|假声
 jiào gāo jí better quality / comparatively higher level
 jù gāo zhèng acrophobia
 kāi gāo chā slit dress
 kǒng gāo zhèng acrophobia / fear of heights
 Lín gāo xiàn Lingao County, Hainan
 Mǐ gāo méi Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (American media company)
 Mǐ gāo yáng Mikoyan (name) / Anastas Ivanonovich Mikoyan (1895-1978), Soviet politician, politburo member in the 1950s and 1960s / Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan (1905-1970), brother of the politician and one designer of MiG military aircraft
 shāo gāo xiāng to burn incense / to thank profusely
 shèn gāo pín very high frequency (VHF)
使 shǐ gāo guì to dignify
使 shǐ gāo xìng to please / to make happy / to gratify / to rejoice
 táng gāo liáng sweet sorghum
 Táng Gāo zōng Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治[Li3 Zhi4] (628-683), reigned 649-683
 tián gāo liáng sweet sorghum
 tuī gāo chē power pallet truck
 tuǒ qiú gāo ellipsoidal height / geodetic height
 xiàn gāo jià height restriction barrier
 Yáng gāo xiàn Yanggao county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
 yán zhí gāo good-looking
 yùn gāo r to feel giddy on heights / vertigo
 zài gāo chù aloft
 Zhū Gāo chì Zhu Gaochi, personal name of fourth Ming emperor Hongxi 洪熙[Hong2 Xi1]
 zuì gāo děng highest level / top class
 zuì gāo yīn highest voice / highest pitch / highest note
 zuì gāo yù top-level domain
 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom) / in high spirits / in great delight
 zuì gāo fǎ yuàn supreme court
 Qīng Zàng gāo yuán Qinghai-Tibetan plateau
 zhì gāo wú shàng supreme / paramount / unsurpassed
  awareness-building
 jū gāo lín xià lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) / fig. to occupy a commanding position / to assume a haughty attitude
 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom) / fig. to change with the overall trend / to develop according to the situation
 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation
 yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi to go far / to escape to faraway places
 zhǐ gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom) / arrogant
 Huáng tǔ Gāo yuán Loess Plateau of northwest China
 qiū gāo qì shuǎng clear and refreshing autumn weather
 mò cè gāo shēn enigmatic / beyond one's depth / unfathomable
 rén gāo mǎ dà tall and strong
 bù bù gāo shēng to climb step by step / to rise steadily / on the up and up
 qǔ gāo hè guǎ difficult songs find few singers (idiom) / highbrow
 shù zhī gāo gé tied up in a bundle on a high shelf / to put sth on the back burner / no longer a high priority
 zhài tái gāo zhù lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom) / heavily in debt
 yǐn háng gāo gē to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
 zì gāo zì dà to think of oneself as terrific (idiom) / arrogant
 shān gāo shuǐ cháng high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom) / fig. noble and far-reaching
 chēng gān tiào gāo pole-vaulting
 dài gāo mào zi (coll.) to be the object of flattery / to be placed on a pedestal
 Wài Gāo jiā suǒ Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
 míng jìng gāo xuán perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
 Gē lán Gāo dì Golan Heights
 bā gāo wàng shàng to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion
 bù gǎn gāo pān lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention
 bù shí gāo dī can't recognize tall or short (idiom) / doesn't know what's what
 cái gāo bā dǒu of great talent (idiom)
 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
 dēng gāo yī hū to make a clarion call / to make a public appeal
 fú xīng gāo zhào lucky star in the ascendant (idiom) / a lucky sign
 gōng gāo bù shǎng high merit that one can never repay (idiom) / invaluable achievements
 gōng gāo wàng zhòng high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
 hào gāo wù yuǎn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
 jué duì gāo dù absolute temperature
 kōng fù gāo xīn ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
 pá gāo cǎi dī crawl high, step low (idiom) / unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors / toadying and bullying
 pān gāo jié guì lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom) / to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful / social climbing
 qí gāo yī zhāo to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) / to outsmart one's opponent
 Qín jìng gāo xuán see 明鏡高懸|明镜高悬[ming2 jing4 gao1 xuan2]
 shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
 xīn gāo qì ào proud and arrogant
 yǎn gāo shǒu dī to have high standards but little ability / to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
 zhǎn chì gāo fēi to spread one's wings and soar (idiom) / to develop one's abilities freely
 zhì gāo qì yáng high-spirited and smug
 zhì zhū gāo gé lit. place on a high shelf / to pay no attention to (idiom)
 zì mìng qīng gāo to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom) / smug and self-righteous / holier-than-thou
 zì shì shèn gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important
 zuān jiān yǎng gāo lit. looking up to it, it gets higher / boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study
 zú gāo qì jiàng high and mighty (idiom) / arrogant
 zú gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom) / arrogant
  low-tide elevation
  submarine elevation
  oceanic plateau / plateau
  drying heights
  cloud-top height
  Khmer Blue
  Supreme Leader
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