高
surname Gao
高
=
亠
+
冋
+
口
:
Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
高
=
亠
+
冋
+
口
:
Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.
高 character breakdown
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
archaic variant of 坰[jiong1]
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
Characters with 高 as component
manuscript / draft / stalk of grain
variant of 稿[gao3]
to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink
ointment / paste / CL:帖[tie3]
to do / to make / to go in for / to set up / to get hold of / to take care of
to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge
celery wormwood (Artemisia carvifolia) / to give off / to weed
variant of 皓[hao4]
lofty / Mt Song in Henan
bright / place name / stove
Words with 高
to compete against / to measure oneself against / to go head to head (see who is best)
lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)