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draft

HSK 6 N1
gǎo
コウ
わら、したがき
Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 高 represents the sound. Simplified form of 稾.
Components
Meaning component
standing grain
grain still on stalk
Phonetic component
gāo tall
high, tall
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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)
稿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
稿 [gǎo]
manuscript; draft; stalk of grain
Japanese
稿 こう 同音
noun+suru verb manuscript; version; draft
Example Sentences