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糕 gāo cake

How to remember 糕: 米 rice + 羔 lamb = cake. The baker mixes rice flour, pipes a fluffy white lamb on top, and the children cheer for the Easter cake.

  • 2,413. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 16 strokes
  • Radical 米

Component breakdown

糕 = 米 rice + 羔 lamb

  • 米 rice
  • 羔 lamb
The Gushi story

The baker mixes rice flour, pipes a fluffy white lamb on top, and the children cheer for the Easter cake.

How it is used

  • The 米 rice radical: 糕 is steamed/baked cake made from grain - 蛋糕 (dàngāo) cake, 年糕 (niángāo) New Year rice cake.
  • 糟糕 (zāogāo) = 'oh no / how awful', an everyday exclamation: 糟糕，我忘带钥匙了 (zāogāo, wǒ wàng dài yàoshi le) darn, I forgot my keys.
  • 雪糕 (xuěgāo) is an ice-cream bar (esp. southern usage).

Words with 糕

Example sentences

  • 这有一块蛋糕。 Zhè yǒu yī kuài dàngāo.Here's a piece of cake.