01678 Chinese character of 稿 and pronounce gou2

The Chinese word【稿】is used to describe literature or work, and is mainly used to mean the following:

Document or draft. Explanation: (1) Refers to the original version of an article or picture. Such as: “draft”, “drawing”, “manuscript”, “draft”. (2) Articles. Such as: “manuscript”, “manuscript fee”, “submission”. (3) Plans that are considered in advance. Such as: “mental draft”.

You can refer to this for the pronunciation of the mentioned Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【稿】:gǎo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【稿】:gou2

Below, you’ll find general facts about the Chinese character 【稿】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【稿】, for example:Describing literature or work , It means mainly a document or a draft .The nuanced nature of Chinese characters means that some complex or precise interpretations may not be comprehensively conveyed in this space.

【稿】is a word that, when joined with additional words, constructs more precise phrases, like【手稿、稿件】(Mandarin Pinyin:shǒu gǎo 、gǎo jiàn/ Cantonese Jyutping:sau2 gou2 、gou2 gin6)

To form this character, you need 15 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Here’s a sample sentence featuring this character.:


他將手稿寄給了出版社審閱。

He sent the manuscript to the publisher for review.


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