告(gào)

HSK 17 strokes

(bound form) to say

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
gào
Meaning
(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 告 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱牛口

To speak 口 with the force of an ox 牛

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

牛niú口kǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 告 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 告

Common words using 告 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gào告bié别
HSK 3

to leave; to part from

Open 告别 page →
gōng公gào告
HSK 5

post; announcement

Open 公告 page →
yuán原gào告
HSK 6

complainant

Open 原告 page →
quàn劝gào告
HSK 7-9

to advise

Open 劝告 page →
gào告zhuàng状
HSK 7-9

to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc)

Open 告状 page →
gào告zhī知
HSK 7-9

to inform; to notify

Open 告知 page →
gào告shì示
HSK 7-9

announcement

Open 告示 page →
bù布gào告

posting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin; to announce

Open 布告 page →

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一七三上下不东两

From 告’s common words

别公原劝状知示布

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