gāo

to praise

Senses

gāo variants: 皐, 臯 waterfront

(bound form) literary term for land along a body of water, such as a marsh, a riverbank, or a low-lying meadow

gāo variants: 皐, 臯 highland

(bound form) literary term for a hill or high plateau

gāo variants: 皐, 臯 [call]

(literary) an exclamation used at the beginning of a sentence to indicate a long, slow drawing out of the voice, often used when calling for the soul of the deceased to return

gāo variants: 皐, 臯 Gao

the Chinese surname Gao

gāo variants: 皐, 臯 drum

(literary) a large drum

gāo variants: 皐, 臯 May

(literary) the fifth month of the lunar calendar

gāo variants: 皐, 臯 paddy field

(literary) fertile land or water-field used for cultivation

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