⾼

tall

gāo (gao1)

Radical no. 189 · 10 strokes (第 189 部首 · 10 画 dì 189 bùshǒu · 10 huà)

Radical ⾼ (gāo) — meaning: tall, 10 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The radical tall (⾼) derives from a pictograph of a multi-story building or tower, representing the concept of height. In seal script and oracle-bone script, it is depicted with stacked strokes to create the image of a tall structure.

Mnemonic: The shape of the tall radical resembles a multi-story building stacked from bottom to top, symbolizing height and elevation.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

4 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 高gāo

    high

    HSK 1

    10 strokes

  • 髙gāo

    variant of 高[gao1]

    11 strokes

  • 髝láo

    used in 髝髞[lao2 sao4]

    22 strokes

  • 髞sào

    used in 髝髞[lao2 sao4]

    23 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.