00533 Chinese character of 告 and pronounce gou3

The Chinese character【告】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes action or notification. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

To inform or announce. Explanation: (1) To tell or speak to someone. For example: “Report”, “Tell everyone the truth as soon as possible.” (2) To sue or accuse. Such as: “report”, “plaintiff”, “defendant”, “sue”. (3) Request. Such as: “ask for leave”, “ask for mercy”, “say goodbye”, “take leave”. (4)Indicate. For example: “Volunteer”. (5) To announce or indicate the occurrence of a situation. Such as: “notice”, “announcement”, “emergency”, “victory”, “mission accomplished”. (6)Advice. Such as: “advice”.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【告】:gào

Cantonese Jyutping of 【告】:gou3

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【告】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【告】, for example:Describe the action or notification , It mainly means to inform or announce.The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【告】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【通告、告訴】(Mandarin Pinyin:tōng gào 、gào sù/ Cantonese Jyutping:tung1 gou3 、gou3 sou3)

The total stroke number of this character is 7 ,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Here is a single example incorporating this character.:


老師告訴學生明天要交作業。

The teacher told the students that they had to hand in their homework tomorrow.


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