gāo = g + ao1
cake
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gāo = g + ao1
variant of 糕[gao1]
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How to pronounce 糕

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

糕 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= mi + Ø3
rice / CL:粒[li4] / meter (classifier)
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gāo = g + ao1
lamb
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Characters with 糕 as component

糕 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 糕

too bad / how terrible / what bad luck / terrible / bad
cake / CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4]
cakes / pastries

Sentences with 糕

糕 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gāo

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