稿
gǎo HSK6

draft

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 高 represents the sound. Simplified form of 稾.

Components

禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk
高
高 Sound component
gāo high

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkawXCə.[k]ˤawʔstraw
Zhengzhangkaːwʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica