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tall 高
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高
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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high, tall, your (honorific)
gāo
Image of a watch tower with two floors
A watch tower is high.
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高
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亮
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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to shine, bright, clear, brilliant, resonant
liàng Top: variant of high 高 (guard tower with two floors), bottom: table 几
(Watchtowers were also used on the Chinese Wall for signal fires:) A watchtower on an elevated position (like on a 'table'), gives it shine and brightness. |
亠
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几
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敲
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to sound a bell, to strike, hit, knock, overcharge
qiāo Left: high 高 (image of a guard tower, but here: bell tower), right: to strike 攴 (= 攵 stick 卜 in a hand 又)
For the bell in the tower use the stick in your hand to strike it. |
高
攴
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停
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to stop, to halt, to park (a car)
tíng Left: person 亻, right: pavilion, kiosk 亭 (Tall like a high 高 nail 丁, is this pavilion)
(When you travel you need a break:) The person is at the kiosk to stop. |
亻
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丁
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膏
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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cream, balm, ointment, paste
gāo Top: high 高 (actually a guard tower, but here: a cover/lid 亠 and three layers 口,冖,口 of the skin), bottom: part of body 月/肉
It's a cover for the three layers of the body's skin: the cream or balm. |
高
肉
亠
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毫
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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hair, drawing brush, milli..., 1/1000
háo Top: variant of high 高 (guard tower), bottom: hair 毛
As high as a hair: the hair or 1 millimeter. |
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毛
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豪
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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superior, grand, heroic, luxurious
háo Top: var. of high/tall 高, below: pig 豕
The tall pig is superior and heroic. |
高
豕
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搞
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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accomplish, to set up, invigorate
gǎo Left: hand 扌, right: high 高 (image of a guard tower)
With a hand high as a guard tower, you can accomplish. |
扌
高
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亭
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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pavilion, kiosk, booth, erect
tíng Top: var. of high/tall 高 (watch tower), below: nail 丁
Tall like a high 高 nail 丁, is this pavilion. |
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丁
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稿
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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manuscript, draft, sketch
gǎo Left: rice plant 禾, right: high/tall 高 (guard tower)
(Making paper with long plant's fibers:) Rice plants that grew high were used for manuscripts. |
禾
高
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壕
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JLPT no HSK |
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air-raid shelter, trench
háo Left: earth 土, right: superior, heroic 豪 (The tall 高 pig 豕 is superior and heroic)
The earth with the tall pigs is: the trench. |
土
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豕
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嚎
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JLPT no HSK |
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howl, bawl
háo Left: mouth 口, right: superior, heroic 豪 (The tall 高 pig 豕 is superior and heroic.)
Out of the mouth of the tall pig comes a: howl. |
口
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豕
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嵩
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JLPT no HSK |
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high, lofty, Mt Song in Henan
sōng Top: mountain 山, below: high 高 (guard tower)
A mountain, that is high is: lofty. |
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高
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亨
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JLPT no HSK |
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prosperous, flourish
hēng Top: vari. of high 高, bottom: perfect suffix 了 for accomplishing (The still arm-less 了 child 子 should be completed.)
Who makes big/high things to accomplish is prosperous. |
亨
高
了
亠
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婷
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JLPT no HSK |
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graceful
tíng Left: woman 女, right: pavilion, kiosk 亭 (Tall like a high 高 nail 丁 is this pavilion.)
The woman (vendor) at the kiosk (pavilion) is graceful. |
女
高
丁
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