| 高 |  gāo | high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) |   |
| 高大 | gāo dà | tall / lofty | |
| 参天 | cān tiān | reach high to the sky / tall / of great height | |
| 高个子 | gāo gè zi | tall person / (of a person) tall | |
| 崔巍 | cuī wēi | tall / towering | |
| 乔 | qiáo | tall | |
| 轩 | xuān | pavilion with a view / high / tall / high fronted, curtained carriage (old) | |
| 襄 | xiāng | to help / to assist / mutual assistance / to rush into or up / to raise or hold up / high / tall / old variant of 欀 / chariot horse (old) / change (old) | |
| 颀 | qí | tall | |
| 高大罂粟花综合症 | gāo dà yīng sù huā zōng hé zhèng | tall | |
| 身高马大 | shēn gāo mǎ dà | tall / huge | |
| 高明 | gāo míng | brilliant / superior / tall and bright | |
| 修长 | xiū cháng | slender / lanky / tall and thin | |
| 挺拔 | tǐng bá | tall and straight | |
| 高耸 | gāo sǒng | erect / towering / to stand tall | |
| 矗立 | chù lì | to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) | |
| 魁梧 | kuí wú | tall and sturdy | |
| 耸立 | sǒng lì | to stand tall / to tower aloft | |
| 伟岸 | wěi àn | imposing / upright and tall / outstanding / gigantic in stature | |
| 高瞻远瞩 | gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ | to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight | |
| 英姿飒爽 | yīng zī sà shuǎng | (of a person) valiant and formidable-looking / to carry oneself tall | |
| 肃立 | sù lì | to stand respectfully / (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic | |
| 森然 | sēn rán | (of tall trees) dense, thick / awe-inspiring | |
| 高耸入云 | gāo sǒng rù yún | tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom) / used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper | |
| 人高马大 | rén gāo mǎ dà | tall and strong | |
| 魁伟 | kuí wěi | tall and big / stalwart | |
| 大个儿 | dà gè r | tall person | |
| 高帽子 | gāo mào zi | tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery | |
| 巍然屹立 | wēi rán yì lì | to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom) / towering majestically / (of a person) to stand up against sb | |
| 膀大腰圆 | bǎng dà yāo yuán | tall and strong / burly / beefy | |
| 厦 | shà | tall building / mansion / rear annex / lean-to / also pr. [xia4] | |
| 榔 | láng | tall tree (archaic) | |
| 伉 | kàng | spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken | |
| 能屈能伸 | néng qū néng shēn | can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible | |
| 不识高低 | bù shí gāo dī | can't recognize tall or short (idiom) / doesn't know what's what | |
| 树大招风 | shù dà zhāo fēng | lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism | |
| 登高望远 | dēng gāo wàng yuǎn | to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight | |
| 能伸能屈 | néng shēn néng qū | can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible | |
| 云窗雾槛 | yún chuāng wù kǎn | cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom) / tall building with the windows in the clouds | |
| 高楼大厦 | gāo lóu dà shà | tall building | |
| 天梯 | tiān tī | stairway to heaven / high mountain road / tall ladder on a building or other large structure / space elevator | |
| 橚 | sù | tall and straight (of trees) | |
| 劲拔 | jìng bá | tall and straight | |
| 乔林 | qiáo lín | forest (esp. of tall trees) / high forest | |
| 大丈夫能屈能伸 | dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn | A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. / ready to give and take / flexible | |
| 彪个子 | biāo gè zi | tall and strong physique | |
| 彪壮 | biāo zhuàng | tall and husky / hefty | |
| 昂藏 | áng cáng | tall and strongly built / stalwart / courageous | |
| 筼筜 | yún dāng | species of tall bamboo | |
| 道高一尺，魔高一丈 | dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng | virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. | |
| 长筒靴 | cháng tǒng xuē | tall boots | |
| 高阁 | gāo gé | tall building / high shelf | |
| 髝髞 | láo sào | crude and irascible (temperament) / tall appearance | |
| 魔高一丈，道高一尺 | mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ | the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. | |
| 国际高大建筑物和城市生境理事会 | | International Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat | |
| 高富帅 | gāo fù shuài | "Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang) | |
| 高筒靴 | gāo tǒng xuē | tall boots | |
