郜
Gào

name of fief in Shantong bestowed on the eldest son of Wen Wang

Components

告
告 Sound component
gào tell
阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

place

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkowkkˤuk(place name)
Zhengzhangkuːɡs
kuːɡ
Unicodegɑ̀u

說文解字

周文王子所封國。从邑告聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)