gāo = g + ao1
ointment / paste / CL:帖[tie3]
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gào = g + ao4
to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink
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How to pronounce 膏

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
= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

膏 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
yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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gāo = g + ao1
surname Gao
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gāo = g + ao1
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
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Characters with 膏 as component

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

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lip balm / lipstick
toothpaste / CL:管[guan3]
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O) / plaster / plaster cast (for a broken bone)

Sentences with 膏

膏 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gāo / gào

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