gāo

common

Meaning of

膏 means fat; grease; oil; thick paste; ointment; pomade. Pronounced g ā o.

  • fat; grease; oil
  • thick paste; ointment; pomade
  • fertile; rich (soil)

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Chūn
xiàng
yóu
yàng
zhēn
guì
 
duì
zhuāng
jia
hěn
yǒu
hǎo
chu
 

Spring rain is as precious as oil for the crops.

dài
de
xué
zhě
kào
jiāo
shū
zhuàn
diǎn
gāo
huǒ
 

Ancient scholars earned a little stipend (lamp oil money) by teaching.

Zhè
ge
páng
xiè
de
xiè
gāo
hěn
bǎo
mǎn
 

The crab roe in this crab is very full.

Tǒng
zhì
zhě
néng
sōu
guā
mín
zhī
mín
gāo
 

Rulers should not exploit the people's fat and blood (hard-earned wealth).

Zhè
kuài
ròu
gāo
hěn
duō
 
chī
lái
hěn
xiāng
 

This piece of meat has a lot of fat and tastes very fragrant.