Character

膏

gāo HSK 4
膏 gāo HSK 4
  • 1. fat; grease; oil
  • 2. thick paste-like substance
  • 3. (lit.) fertile; rich (of soil)
  • 4. fat; fatty meat
  • 5. fat at the tip of the heart (in traditional Chinese medicine, considered a place medicinal effects cannot reach)
Words using 膏 as gāo (1)
Structure & writing
膏 gāo — fat; grease; oil

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

consists of

2 ⺼ — flesh/meat radical, representing body tissue or muscle
⺼ is a component in 68 characters
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