高
高 (gāo) means “high”. It is made of 亠 + 口 + 冋 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 高 into its parts
What 高 is made of
- 亠 tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 冋 jiōng — desert
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A tall palace (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
高 stroke order
Example sentences
我哥哥很高。Wǒ gēge hěn gāo.My older brother is very tall.
那座山高不高？Nà zuò shān gāo bù gāo?Is that mountain high?
Words with 高
- 高兴gāoxìnghappy
- 高级gāojíadvanced
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 提高tígāoto raise
- 高速gāosùhigh speed
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 跳高tiàogāohigh jump
- 高潮gāocháoclimax
- 高价gāojiàhigh price
- 高尚gāoshàngnoble
- 高铁gāotiěhigh-speed rail
- 身高shēngāoheight (of a person)
- 高档gāodànghigh-end
- 崇高chónggāolofty
- 高超gāochāosuperb
- 高峰gāofēngpeak
- 高明gāomíngwise
- 高涨gāozhǎngto rise
- 兴高采烈xìnggāocǎilièin high spirits
- 高考gāokǎocollege entrance exam
- 高温gāowēnhigh temperature
- 高于gāoyúhigher than
Also built with 亠
- 亡wángdeath
- 亦yìalso
- 产chǎnto give birth
- 享xiǎngto share
- 京jīngcapital
- 亮liàngbright
- 充chōngto fill
- 六liùsix
- 夜yènight
- 市shìcity
- 弃qìto abandon
- 文wénwriting
Quick facts
| Pinyin | gāo |
|---|---|
| Meaning | high; tall |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 高 (tall, #189) |
| Pattern | Top–middle–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 2 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 2 |
Questions about 高
What does 高 mean?
高 (gāo) means “high; tall”.
How many strokes does 高 have?
高 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 高?
The radical of 高 is 高 (gāo, “tall”), Kangxi radical number 189.
What parts make up 高?
高 is made of 亠 (lid) and 口 (mouth) and 冋 (desert).
Which HSK level is 高?
高 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Learn 高 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.