Keyword
high
- tall
- lofty
- elevated
- Frequency
- #144
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
gāo100%
Mnemonic
A tall palace
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
高
high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
最高
tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)
提高
to raise; to increase; to improve
高兴
happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
高级
high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking
高度
height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly
高中
senior high school (abbr. for 高级中学 (gāojízhōngxué))
高速
high speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路 (gāosùgōnglù))
高校
universities and colleges; abbr. for 高等学校
高层
high-rise; high level; high class
高等
high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc)
高速公路
expressway; highway; freeway
高潮
high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm
高清
high definition (television etc); high fidelity (audio)
高峰
peak; summit; height
高手
expert; past master; dab hand
高考
college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 (PǔtōngGāoděngXuéxiàoZhāoshēngQuánguóTǒngyīKǎoshì)); (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公务人员高等考试)
高于
greater than; to exceed
高温
high temperature
高效
efficient; highly effective
身高
(a person's) height
高铁
high speed rail
高压
(physics) high pressure; (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure; high voltage; systolic blood pressure; high-handed; oppressive
高端
high-end