Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
皋. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
皋, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
皋 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
皋 you have here. The definition of the word
皋 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
皋, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Translingual
Han character
皋 (Kangxi radical 106, 白+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹日大十 (HAKJ), four-corner 26403, composition ⿱白夲)
Derived characters
- 嗥, 𡟷, 㟸, 滜, 獆, 暤, 𦞵, 槔, 皞, 𥡅, 𥻷, 䜂, 䜰, 𨎀, 𤾲, 韟, 𫑯, 䣗, 翱, 䚌, 䫧, 鷎(𬸢), 㿁, 䔌
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 787, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22714
- Dae Jaweon: page 1202, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2647, character 15
- Unihan data for U+768B
Chinese
Glyph origin
|
|
Old Chinese
|
| 睾
|
*kuː
|
| 皋
|
*kuː
|
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 白 (“white, bright”) + 夲 (“to advance”), although the connection to the modern meaning is unclear.
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
| Character
|
皋
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
gāo
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ kaw ›
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*ˁu/
|
| English
|
announce
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
皋
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
| No.
|
3793
|
Phonetic
component
|
皋
|
Rime
group
|
幽
|
Rime
subdivision
|
1
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
髙
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*kuː/
|
| Notes
|
同臯
|
Definitions
皋
- (literary) shore; land by a body of water
- (literary) highland
- † marsh; pool
- † rice paddy
- † (alt. form 高) tall; high
- a surname
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
皋
(Hyōgai kanji)
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.
Readings
Korean
Hanja
皋 (eumhun 언덕 고 (eondeok go))
- Alternative form of 皐 (“hanja form? of 고 (“highland”)”)
References
Vietnamese
Han character
皋: Hán Nôm readings: cao
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.
Readings
References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999