糕(gāo): cake
HSK 516 strokes
cake
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- gāo
- Meaning
- cake
- Strokes
- 16
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 糕 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 糕 step by step
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Words with 糕
Common words using 糕 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
nián年gāo糕
nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour
Open 年糕 page →fā发gāo糕
fa gao, a type of steamed sponge cake, usu. sweetened, commonly consumed at Chinese New…
Open 发糕 page →Related characters
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