日高三竿 rìgāosāngān the sun is well up Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 日 rì noun sun (bound form) the sun; sunlight高 gāo adjective high high; tall; above average in height, level, or degree三竿 sāngān very late Describes the sun being high in the sky, meaning it is late in the morning; usually used in the phrase 日出三竿 rìchūsāngān or 日上三竿 rìshàngsāngān.