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槁
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wither

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Trees
gǎo
コウ
か.れる
고
Components
木 tree+ 高 tall =
槁 wither
木 Meaning component
mù tree
tree
高 Phonetic component
gāo tall
high, tall
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Notes
Similar Characters
槀 manuscript乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
槁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
槁 [gǎo]
dried up (wood); dead tree
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
槁 けやき
Keyaki place name
槁 たかこう
Takakou surname
CHINESE WORDS (1)
枯槁 [kū​gǎo] #66,286
withered
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
形容枯槁す [けいようここうす]
to be emaciated
枯槁 [ここう]
withering