稿 gǎo manuscript; draft; stalk of grain
Made up of [禾 hé grain radical 115, 高 gāo tall; high radical 189]Made with 15 strokes.
Grain (in the form of stalks) suggests relation to paper while 'tall' (gao) is the phonetic
Related characters
Also uses 禾 hé component: 矮 ǎi (low) 乘 chéng (to ride) ; 和 hé (together) ; 季 jì (season) ; 利 lì (sharp) ; 秋 qiú (autumn) ; 税 shuì (taxes) ; 香 xiāng (fragrant) ; 租 zū (to hire)
Also uses 高 gāo component: 搞 gǎo (to do)
Sounds same
搞 gǎo (to do)Different tone
高 gāo (tall) ; 告 gào (to tell)Pronunciation
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