Character

糕

gāo HSK 3

糕 gāo HSK 3

1. cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕
2. a surname

Words using 糕 as gāo (3)

1 蛋糕 dàn gāo — cake HSK 3
- 蛋 egg (indicating egg-based ingredient)
- 糕 cake/pastry (baked flour-based food)
Example

我喜欢吃生日蛋糕。

wǒ xǐ huan chī shēng rì dàn gāo

I like to eat birthday cake.
2 糟糕 zāo gāo — terrible HSK 5
- 糟 bad, poor (originally 'dregs')
- 糕 intensifies the negative meaning
Example

糟糕，我忘记带钱包了！

zāo gāo wǒ wàng jì dài qián bāo le

Oh no, I forgot to bring my wallet!
3 雪糕 xuě gāo — ice cream bar HSK 5
- 雪 snow; refers to the frozen, icy nature of the dessert
- 糕 cake; refers to it being a sweet confection or food product
Example

夏天我最喜欢吃雪糕。

xià tiān wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī xuě gāo

In summer, I like eating ice cream bars the most.

Structure & writing

糕 gāo — cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕

糕 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 米 mǐ — husked grain; esp. husked rice

米 is a component in 26 characters

HSK 3

料 liào to look after; to manage 糕 gāo cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕糖 táng carbohydrate (organic compound class including monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides)

HSK 4

断 duàn to break into two or more pieces (of something long) 粗 cū thick in diameter (opposite of 细) 精 jīng essence; the purest part of a substance 迷 mí unable to distinguish; lost the ability to discern or judge

HSK 5

类 lèi kind; category; a group of similar things 粮 liáng grain; food crops (cereals, legumes, tubers, etc.) 糊 hú porridge; gruel 糟 zāo dregs left over from brewing wine

HSK 6

粉 fěn fine powder 粒 lì small round or tiny fragment-shaped object 粘 zhān to stick together or adhere to something 粥 zhōu porridge; congee (semi-liquid food made by boiling grains) 粽 zòng sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves

HSK 7

奥 ào southwest corner of a house in ancient times; inner recess of a room 屎 shǐ feces; excrement 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 眯 mī to squint; to narrow the eyes 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants

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粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 粪 fèn feces; excrement 粹 cuì pure; unmixed 糙 cāo brown rice; unhulled rice with bran intact 麟 lín (lit.) qilin (mythical creature resembling a large deer with horns and scales)

2 羊 yáng — sheep or goat (mammal with horns, including domestic breeds like sheep and goats, and wild species like gazelles and antelopes; wool, hide, bone, and horn used as industrial materials; meat and milk edible)

羊 is a component in 20 characters

HSK 1

样 yàng shape; appearance; state of affairs

HSK 2

着 zhuó to wear (clothing)

HSK 3