高于
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
高于 (gāoyú) · higher than
高于 (gāoyú) means “higher than; above”. It is written with 2 characters: 高 (high) + 于 (at). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 高于 is built
The characters
高 gāo · high
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)
于 yú · at
What 于 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
今天的气温高于昨天。Jīntiān de qìwēn gāoyú zuótiān.Today's temperature is higher than yesterday's.
他的分数高于平均分。Tā de fēnshù gāoyú píngjūn fēn.His score is above average.
Questions about 高于
What does 高于 mean?
高于 (gāoyú) means “higher than; above”.
How do you pronounce 高于?
高于 is pronounced gāoyú.
Which HSK level is 高于?
高于 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 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
Learn 高于 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.