高

See also: 髙
高 U+9AD8, 高
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9AD8
← 髗
[U+9AD7] 		CJK Unified IdeographsCategory:CJK Unified Ideographs block#*0000039640 髙 →
[U+9AD9]
Category:Han script characters#%20
Category:Character boxes with images#*0000012220
⾼ U+2FBC, ⾼
KANGXI RADICAL TALL
← ⾻
[U+2FBB] 		Kangxi RadicalsCategory:Kangxi Radicals block#*0000012220 ⾽ →
[U+2FBD]
Category:Han script characters#%20

Translingual

Stroke order
10 strokes
Stroke order

Alternative forms

Han character

Category:Han character radicals#%20

高Category:Translingual lemmas#高00高Category:Translingual terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#高00高Category:Translingual symbols#高00高Category:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#高00高Category:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#高00高Category:Pages with entries#高Category:Pages with 5 entries#高Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#高 (Kangxi radical 189, 高+0, 10 strokes, Cangjie input 卜口月口 (YRBR), four-corner 00227, composition ⿳亠口冋)

Category:Han script characters#高00高Category:Translingual Han characters with definition lines#高
  1. Kangxi radical #189, ⾼.

Derived characters

See also

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1451, character 26
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45313
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1979, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4593, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+9AD8

Chinese

Wikipedia has articles on:

Glyph origin

Pictogram (象形)Category:Han pictograms#高00 – a tall building. Compare 京, which however is not a Kangxi radical.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
 高
alternative forms 髙
皋 “tall”
𦕺
𠆪

Possibly from Proto-Sino-TibetanCategory:Chinese terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan#高00Category:Chinese terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan#高00 *m/s-gaw (“head”). Compare with Burmese ခေါင်း (hkaung:, “head”). However, 元 (OC *ŋon, “head”) instead is more likely to be related to this Proto-Sino-Tibetan root given its significant semantic agreement (Schuessler, 2007).

Likely allofams are 喬 (OC *ɡrew, “tall”), and perhaps 浩 (OC *ɡuːʔ, “vast”) (although the vowels do not agree).

Pronunciation

Note: gau2 - in 上高 (siang5 gau2).
Note:
  • ǎu - vernacular;
  • gáu - literary.
Rime
Character 高
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 豪 (89)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 古勞切
Baxter kaw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /kɑu/
Pan
Wuyun		 /kɑu/
Shao
Rongfen		 /kɑu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /kaw/
Li
Rong		 /kɑu/
Wang
Li		 /kɑu/
Bernhard
Karlgren		 /kɑu/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 gāo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 gou1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 高
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 gāo
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ kaw ›
Old
Chinese		 /*Cə.[k]ˁaw/
English high, tall

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 高
Reading # 1/1
No. 3726
Phonetic
component		 高
Rime
group		 宵
Rime
subdivision		 1
Corresponding
MC rime		 髙
Old
Chinese		 /*kaːw/
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Definitions

高Category:Chinese lemmas#高00Category:Chinese hanzi#高00Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#高00Category:Pages with entries#高Category:Pages with 5 entries#高Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#高

  1. tall; high
    高原  ―  gāoyuán  ―  plateauCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
    這座山特別高。／这座山特别高。  ―  Zhè zuò shān tèbié gāo.  ―  This mountain is especially tall.Category:Mandarin terms with usage examples
    生得高嘅女仔 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    saang1 dak1 gou1 ge3 neoi5 zai2 [Jyutping]
    a tall girl
    Category:Cantonese terms with usage examples
    唔好擺得咁高啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    唔好摆得咁高啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    m4 hou2 baai2 dak1 gam3 gou1 laa1. [Jyutping]
    Don't put it so high.
    Category:Cantonese terms with usage examples
  2. of high level; above average
    很高的價格／很高的价格  ―  hěn gāo de jiàgé  ―  high priceCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
    高糖量  ―  gāo tángliàng  ―  high sugar contentCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
    很高的標準／很高的标准  ―  hěn gāo de biāozhǔn  ―  very high standardCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
    高年級／高年级  ―  gāo niánjí  ―  higher/senior gradesCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
    我比他高一班。  ―  Wǒ bǐ tā gāo yī bān.  ―  I am one year above him.Category:Mandarin terms with usage examples
  3. high place
    居高臨下／居高临下  ―  jūgāolínxià  ―  to occupy a high position and look downCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
  4. loud
    高歌  ―  gāogē  ―  to sing loudlyCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
  5. (geometryCategory:zh:Geometry#高00) altitude
    求梯形的高  ―  qiú tīxíng de gāo  ―  find the altitude of the trapeziumCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
  6. (honorificCategory:Chinese honorific terms#高00) your
  7. (chemistryCategory:zh:Chemistry#高00) per-
    高錳酸鉀／高锰酸钾  ―  gāoměngsuānjiǎ  ―  potassium permanganateCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
  8. a surnameCategory:Chinese surnames#高00, Gao (surname)
    高適／高适  ―  Gāo Shì  ―  Gao Shi (Tang dynasty poet)Category:Mandarin terms with usage examples
Synonyms
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “tall”): 矮 (ǎi, “short”)
  • (antonym(s) of “high”): 低 (dī, “low”)

Descendants

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (高):

Others:

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
 高

Pronunciation

Note: guain5 - Chaoyang.
Category:Chinese lemmas#高00Category:Eastern Min lemmas#高00Category:Hokkien lemmas#高00Category:Teochew lemmas#高00Category:Chinese hanzi#高00Category:Eastern Min hanzi#高00Category:Hokkien hanzi#高00Category:Teochew hanzi#高00Category:Chinese adjectives#高00Category:Eastern Min adjectives#高00Category:Hokkien adjectives#高00Category:Teochew adjectives#高00Category:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#高00Category:Chinese terms spelled with 高#高00

Definitions

高Category:Chinese lemmas#高00Category:Chinese hanzi#高00Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#高00Category:Pages with entries#高Category:Pages with 5 entries#高Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#高

  1. (MinCategory:Min Chinese#高00) alternative form of 懸 / 悬 (“tall; high”)

References

Category:Beginning Mandarin#高00

Japanese

Alternative forms

Kanji

高

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

Category:Japanese kanji#高00Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#高00Category:Japanese second grade kanji#高00Category:Japanese kyōiku kanji#高00Category:Japanese jōyō kanji#高00
  1. tall
  2. high

Readings

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
高
たか
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Category:Japanese terms spelled with 高 read as たか#たかCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#たかCategory:Japanese terms read with kun'yomi#たか

Etymology

From Old JapaneseCategory:Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese#たかCategory:Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese#たか, from Proto-JaponicCategory:Japanese terms inherited from Proto-Japonic#たかCategory:Japanese terms derived from Proto-Japonic#たか *taka.

Pronunciation

Category:Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)#たかCategory:Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)#たかCategory:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent#たか

Noun

高(たか) • (takaCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#高Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#高) Category:Japanese lemmas#たかCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#たかCategory:Japanese nouns#たかCategory:Japanese terms with multiple readings#たかCategory:Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji#たかCategory:Japanese terms with 1 kanji#たかCategory:Japanese terms spelled with 高#たかCategory:Japanese single-kanji terms#たかCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#たかCategory:Pages with entries#高Category:Pages with 5 entries#高Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#高

  1. maximum, the limit
Idioms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
高
こう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Category:Japanese terms spelled with 高 read as こう#こうCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#こうCategory:Japanese terms read with on'yomi#こう

From Middle ChineseCategory:Japanese terms borrowed from Middle Chinese#こうCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#こうCategory:Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese#こう 高 (kaw)Category:Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#高.

Prefix

高(こう) • (kō-Category:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#高Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#高) Category:Japanese lemmas#こうCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#こうCategory:Japanese prefixes#こうCategory:Japanese terms with multiple readings#こうCategory:Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji#こうCategory:Japanese terms with 1 kanji#こうCategory:Japanese terms spelled with 高#こうCategory:Japanese single-kanji terms#こうCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#こうCategory:Pages with entries#高Category:Pages with 5 entries#高Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#高[3]

  1. high, higher
    Antonym: 低 (tei-)
    高(こう)学(がく)歴(れき) ― kō-gakureki ― high academic achievement; higher educationCategory:Japanese terms with usage examples#たか
    高(こう)画質(がしつ) ― kō-gashitsu ― high image qualityCategory:Japanese terms with usage examples#たか
Derived terms
Category:Pages using catfix#高

References

  1. 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林Category:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#高Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#高 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ↑ Yoshiro Kojima, Shigeru Takebayashi, Keisuke Nakao, and Hideo Masuda, editors (2005), Luminous Japanese-English Dictionary, second edition, Kenkyusha

Korean

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)Category:Requests for etymologies in Korean entries#高

Pronunciation

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

高 (eumhun 높을 고 (nopeul go))Category:Korean lemmas#고Category:Korean terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#고Category:Korean hanja#고Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#고Category:Pages with entries#高Category:Pages with 5 entries#高Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#高

  1. hanja form? of 고 (“high, tall”)Category:Korean hanja forms#高

Compounds

Vietnamese

Han character

高: Hán Việt readings: cao (古(cổ)勞(lao)切(thiết))[1][2][3][4]Category:Vietnamese Chữ Hán#高00 Category:Vietnamese lemmas Category:Vietnamese Han characters
高: Nôm readings: cao[1][2][3][4][5][6], sào[3][7][6], kiêu[1]Category:Vietnamese Nom#高00 Category:Vietnamese lemmas Category:Vietnamese Han characters

  1. chữ Hán form of cao (“high; tall”)Category:Vietnamese Chữ Hán
  2. chữ Nôm form of sào (“pole; stick”)Category:Vietnamese Nom
  3. chữ Hán form of Cao (“a surname from ChineseCategory:Vietnamese surnames#高00Category:Vietnamese surnames from Chinese#高00”)Category:Pages using lite templatesCategory:Vietnamese Chữ HánCategory:Pages using lite templates

Compounds

References

Category:CJKV radicals#%20
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