Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
10 strokes
Character #71 · The First 1000

gāo

tall

high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)

Strokes
10
Both scripts
高
Poster cell
O3

简 = 繁高 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • gāoxìng happy
  • tígāo to raise
  • gāojí high level
  • gāozhōng senior high school
  • gāosù high speed
  • tiàogāo high jump (athletics)
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 高

Write 高 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, gāo, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell O3 · 28 × 36 grid

高 is #71 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 高 mean in English?
高 (gāo) means "tall": high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific).
How do you pronounce 高?
高 is pronounced gāo in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄍㄠ.
How many strokes does 高 have?
高 has 10 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 高 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 高 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 高?
Common words that use 高 include 高兴 (gāoxìng, happy), 提高 (tígāo, to raise), 高级 (gāojí, high level), 高中 (gāozhōng, senior high school).
How common is 高?
高 is number 71 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell O3 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.