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Other meanings
[gāo]n. paste
[gào]v. to lubricate (bearing, machine); to dip a brush in the ink and smooth it on the ink-stone (before writing)
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CHARACTER COMPOSITION
RADICAL
月 moon; meat, flesh
SIMILAR CHARACTERS
WRITE STROKE BY STROKE
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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药膏
藥膏
yào gāo
n. ointment
牙膏
牙膏
yá gāo
n. toothpaste, dental cream
睫毛膏
睫毛膏
jié máo gāo
n. mascara
润唇膏
潤唇膏
rùn chún gāo
n. lip protector
枇杷膏
枇杷膏
pí pá gāo
n. loquat paste (made from loquat leaf and other ingredients)
雪花膏
雪花膏
xuě huā gāo
n. snowflake cream (type of moisturising cream produced popular in China in 1930s and 40s)
病入膏肓
病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng
idiom. the disease has spread to the vital organs -- illness is beyond cure or recovery, be terminally ill